Identity Academy
In this short story, Meirav Seifert tells the chilling tale of a school that erases individuality. With photography by Ashlyn Vickery
Even in Saltwater
Andrea Eaker’s short story traces a relationship realizing it has no roots
Ladies in Waiting
A short story by Kayla Koontz takes place in a vague, fantastical nowhere island, offering a gendered, implicit critique of the futility of imperialist conquest
Bells and Whistles
A short, nail-biting story about an oncoming train. With artwork by Pawel Pacholec
Hypochondria
A piece of snarky short fiction about a young woman worrying about the feeling in her neck
One-Door Convenience Store
A short story set in Bangkok 2020, amid the pandemic, a summer romance, and a 24-hour convenience store.
Red Dirt
“A diner surrounded by dirt is the perfect place for peculiar things” – new fiction set in Arizona, by Scout Satterfield.
The World is a Great and Perfect Animal
“Sometimes I imagine myself as the piece of her womb that made her crazy” – new in fiction, a haunting short story by Samantha Neugebauer written from the perspective of a sea urchin.
Flux
New environmental fiction by Mary Collins.
Cities and Eyes: The Twin Cities
New fiction inspired by Italo Calvino, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Maya and the Pride
A darkly surreal children’s story set at a zoo, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
The Wheel
New in fiction, a Coney Island story by Zoe Jane Patterson.
The Islander
A short story set in downtown Abu Dhabi, about a lonely figure who lives with a local tailor.
Elefante
A short story about an obese man. New in fiction, by Salvatore Difalco.
Al-Mala’ika
New in fiction, a story of grief, hope and a friendship between two little girls presented through magical realism.
The Invisible Cities: Paidiá
Zoe Jane Patterson constructs a new city in this piece inspired by Italo Calvino.
Californian Encounter
The author encounters a curious man at Union Station. New in fiction
Walking on the Edge of Myself
In an incredible new short story, Samantha Neugebauer tells the story of Lula, an enigmatic figure.
Pickled Pork Tongues
New fiction set in the heart of China, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Agatha
A new short story by Àron Braunsteiner.