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
The Great Chalkboard War
A short, spiky story detailing a catastrophic event at a school
Hypochondria
A piece of snarky short fiction about a young woman worrying about the feeling in her neck
Give Us This Day
A poetic new short story written within the hallows of the church
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 Eyepatch Man
Inspired by true events, a short story written from the perspective of a predator in Vienna, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
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.
MOM CAVE
Dark children’s fiction by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Star of Night
New sci-fi by Salvatore Difalco.
Good Love is Hard to Find
New in fiction, by Tzy Jiun Tan.
Washington Square Park
A short, blue story set in downtown New York, by Vamika Sinha.
Lonely Planet Guide
In the form of a travel list of New York restaurants, Vamika Sinha's new fiction piece focuses on the nuances of love, sex, dating and loneliness in the Big Apple.
D-Natural Blues
A 50-year-old Italian jazz guitarist gambles with a group of weed-smokers in this gripping short story about middle-age nothingness.
Fever Drain
A dark, magically realist tale about a woman and her male partner.
The Islander
A short story set in downtown Abu Dhabi, about a lonely figure who lives with a local tailor.
A True War Story
Vamika Sinha retells the water buffalo scene from Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story”, from the perspective of another soldier.