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The Perseids
Susan Straight
‘The time of the Perseids never varied. That was why Dante’s mother had taught him the stars.’
The Poker
Kathryn Scanlan
‘I looked back and there was something wrong about his hand – how it cupped her bottom, how it probed.’
The Reckoning
Armand Garnet Ruffo
‘the earth will heal / eventually / magnificently / when our species / is gone’
The Trickster Creates the World
Eden Robinson
'A Q&A session exploring the writing process with novelist Eden Robinson, her muse Marvin and myself, Fictional Eden Robinson'
The World Is a Narrow Bridge
Aaron Thier
‘They’re back on I-95, northbound this time, the city disappearing behind them, the sun setting like a piece of pink candy over the Everglades.’
True Happiness
Efua Traoré
‘Papa suddenly appears inside the door and sits down after three months of no-show-face and my happiness just vamoose.’
Tyger, Tyger
Aman Sethi
‘A man-eating tiger was on the prowl when I arrived in Pilibhit one rainy evening in September.’
Walk Laramidia
Swati Rana
‘Imagine all the prodigal / People, hoping only to / Escape every human mistake.’
What Silence Knows
Anthony Shadid
‘Words can’t quite re-create the smell of war. I have found myself trying to wash it out of my hair, off my fingers. More than once, I have run water over the soles of my shoes.’
