The Northeast | JOYLAND

Portrait of a Prisoner

M. Sullivan -

Image, ink on paper “Watch your step, n.d.” courtesy of Ricco/Maresca Gallery Joe Massey - 75209: a name and a number. An odd signature—odd even...

The Horowitz Compromise

Sofia Ergas Groopman -

I. Paul and I are arguing about the penis of our unborn son. “It’s genital mutilation!” he says to the open refrigerator, removes a large container...

What Will You Do Today to Transform Your Life?

Jacquelyn Stolos -

First Potato Did you know that the first potato ever grown in what would later become the United States of America was grown in...

Still Life

Becky Shirley -

On Monday, while Tess waits in the campus health center, Russell calls her for the first time since the start of Fall semester. He...

The Pull of Fear

Marjorie Wolfe -

The August before Olive was born, rough waves I used to jump into when I wasn’t pregnant taunted me. You can not come in....

A Stirring in the Glue

Mary Elizabeth Dubois -

"A Stirring in the Glue" by Mary Elizabeth Dubois was selected by Joyland as a finalist in the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize. I think...

Late Girl

Jessie Ren Marshall -

"Late Girl" by Jessie Ren Marshall was selected by Joyland as a finalist in the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize. Roman used to say that the body...

Miss Korea Los Angeles

Lillian Wang Selonick -

"Miss Korea Los Angeles" by Lillian Wang Selonick was awarded the third place prize in our 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize by judge T...

The Gold Thread

John Cotter -

Heather knew there was a gold thread hidden in the city. In the months she’d lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant she’d looked behind loose bricks, under...

Some Thoughts About Writing About Love While the World Falls Apart

Sasha Fletcher -

If I’m being perfectly honest, I don’t know what else to do. The sea is rising and so is the temperature. 836,000 people have...