Fiction

The Propmaster

Sean Julia Civale -

This morning, the director said that by six p.m. I must produce a concrete cast of a vole burrow. They film at sunrise tomorrow...

Sisters in Yellow

Mieko Kawakami, translated by Hitomi Yoshio and Laurel Taylor -

It was a yakiniku joint in the loosest sense of the term, like no other yakiniku I’d ever seen before. Meat, vegetables, sauces so...

Deserts

Carlos Portugal, translated by Asheley Nova Navarro -

“The best thing about events like this is getting drunk. This is real networking!” Bruno said to me, laughing loudly, taking a sip from...

But That Was In Another Country

Elaine L. Wang -

Construction has ceased for the day, though dust is still drifting up. The skies deepen in hue while yellowing by the edges. An opening...

Wet and Dry

Sam Franzini -

That summer, Matt would come to my garage all the time to watch a podcast hosted by two Ashkenazi guys we liked. One was...

Jaw Filler

Maz Murray and Charlie Markbreiter -

KEVIN They say being a cult leader takes rizz. But you just need to be a good listener. Some trans men don’t like to talk about...

Sentiment, or Joan

Lucy Ives -

Here is a minor event—about which I (your narrator) know some things. See above. Follow my arrow. At some point during the last two or three years,...

The Sumerians

Amanda Larson -

The feral child Genie had been photographed in a beaded necklace that honestly resembled the garb of the Berbers; I did not see how...

Good Education

Bobuq Sayed -

My father and his twin brother used to wrestle each other behind a gas station that was owned continuously by our family since the...

Pediatric Cardiology

Parker Young -

I’m at home working on my cover letter when I miss a call from the pediatric cardiologist. Or it might be from a nurse...