All summer long Gideon’s nephews had been terrorizing him, waking him with wet willies, reminding him what a loser he’d become. “Do a flip!” they … read more about Cool Uncle
by Emmett Knowlton
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Fiction
Cool Uncle
The Only Thing Missing Was the Howling of Wolves
by Rachel Swearingen
The following is excerpted from Rachel Swearingen's debut story collection, How to Walk on Water. Her stories and essays fiction have appeared in … read more about The Only Thing Missing Was the Howling of Wolves
by Rachel Swearingen
Interview with Salvation Day Author Kali Wallace
by Chase Erwin
Kali Wallace was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She attended Brown University, where she took an undergraduate degree in Geology, and … read more about Interview with Salvation Day Author Kali Wallace
by Chase Erwin
Poetry
Crave
by Mateo Lara
Before I carved the binary out of my bone
Before I could look at myself and sweet-kiss it
when it was easier to hide in … read more about Crave
by Mateo Lara
Kiss
by Cyril Wong
What is new
must also be unexpected
and not what we think
is new—
car crash, stalled lift … read more about Kiss
by Cyril Wong
Bowl
by Cyril Wong
there is little we cannot accomplish
without hearing our voices
the music of not hearing voices
not music but an … read more about Bowl
by Cyril Wong
NONFICTION
Twelve Steps Ahead
by Evan Lavender-Smith
This is one of two instances in your life when you will receive these instructions. There is only one step you’re allowed to … read more about Twelve Steps Ahead
by Evan Lavender-Smith
The Po’ele Box
by Kirby Wright
I SWEATED IT OUT on the floral-print couch between Troy and our mother. We were waiting for my old man to get home. My … read more about The Po’ele Box
by Kirby Wright
Bike to the Future
by Krista Foss
Image courtesy Kelly Sikkema
The scrap yard at the north end of my long city street hummed like a dystopic … read more about Bike to the Future
by Krista Foss
REVIEWS
How Justine by Forsyth Harmon Taught Me How to Feel
by Aya Kusch
A few days ago, I was talking with a friend, and I told her that teenage girls must have superpowers that … read more about How Justine by Forsyth Harmon Taught Me How to Feel
by Aya Kusch
Breaking Currents: eddy at M23
by Corey Durbin
An eddy, the titular inspiration for this show, is a flowing water phenomenon where the current is disrupted by inverse … read more about Breaking Currents: eddy at M23
by Corey Durbin
Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine
Reviewed by Sophia Kaufman
At the end of Ziwe Fumudoh’s Instagram Live shows this summer—in which she quizzed her guests on civil rights leaders, asked … read more about Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine
Reviewed by Sophia Kaufman
TRANSLATIONS
The Snow Kept Falling by Stanislav Stratiev (translated from Russian by Risa Shargel)
Translator’s Note: Under communist rule, the government strongly discouraged celebration of religious holidays. In a … read more about The Snow Kept Falling by Stanislav Stratiev (translated from Russian by Risa Shargel)
[The nightingale is plucking out its feathers.] by Mirza Sakit (translated from from Azerbaijani by Murad Jalilov and Kevin Rabas)
The nightingale is plucking out its feathers. So what if it pulls them all out? I bought you a flower. You said it had … read more about [The nightingale is plucking out its feathers.] by Mirza Sakit (translated from from Azerbaijani by Murad Jalilov and Kevin Rabas)
Until the End of Time by Grzegorz Wróblewski (translated from Polish by Peter Burzynski)
Mr. Z still had many things to do. He always woke up early and prepared his mind to get them done properly. He looked around … read more about Until the End of Time by Grzegorz Wróblewski (translated from Polish by Peter Burzynski)
INTERVIEWS
Kiran Bhat in Conversation with Aruni Kashyap
Aruni Kashyap is a writer, editor, and translator. He has published two works of fiction in English (The House of a Thousand … read more about Kiran Bhat in Conversation with Aruni Kashyap
The Lie You Buy: An Interview with Koa Beck, author of White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
by Sophia Kaufman
Koa Beck is the former editor-in-chief of Jezebel and co-host of “The #MeToo Memos” on WNYC’s The Takeaway. Previously, she … read more about The Lie You Buy: An Interview with Koa Beck, author of White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
by Sophia Kaufman
Painting to Empower: An Interview with Artist Harmonia Rosales
by Aya Kusch
Ever since she began her art career, Rosales’s main artistic concern has been focused on black female empowerment in western … read more about Painting to Empower: An Interview with Artist Harmonia Rosales
by Aya Kusch
