The West | JOYLAND

A List of Things I Have Used the Knife for Thus Far

Alexander Lumans -

It’s best not to mention the wedding at all—let alone the bride. It’s better to recall the last visit, with her, to the art...

The Entire History of Us

Marisa Crane -

At 18 weeks, Wilder is the size of a disposable camera. At least that’s what my pregnancy app says. When I tell you this,...

American Wonder

Kosiso Ugwueze -

The RV barreled down the 40 East towards Flagstaff at 70 mph. Chidinma’s father had rented it a day ago and had spent close...

Every Drop Is A Man’s Nightmare

Megan Kakimoto -

The first and only time she is driven over the old Pāli road with a container of pork, Sadie smears blood on the back...

The Language of Melons

Annie Trinh -

We speak the language of melons in our family. It has been something that Mom and Dad spoke to me since I was born....

The Brittanys: An Excerpt

Brittany Ackerman -

The following is an excerpt from the novel The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman. The Brittanys is available now from Vintage. My cousin Liza works as...

Dead Animals

Amy Stuber -

Take me on a journey. Make me feel something. Surprise me. Make me change. Okay. Okay. A dead cat sits near a trash can in...

Act Like a Snit

Anne Kilfoyle -

Dad and I figured the dead cat had spent a full season wedged between tree branch and trunk. We didn’t notice until the leaves...

Strange Gifts

Celine Aenlle-Rocha -

We all begged old man Bertrand in turn, sitting in a circle with the smoke between us. But come Sunday morning there he was again,...

Shoebills

Reese Sawyer -

How Papa fell in love with shoebills I do not know. It’s a damn curse on him and on us that he did. They...