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Fiction

Mr. Z by Grzegorz Wróblewski
Translated from the Polish by Peter Burzyński

July 21, 2022 Contributed By: Laurie Marshall, Peter Burzyński

Indoor Pets 3 by Laurie Marshall

Mr. Z opened the door to a preacher of the One Truth: the man in a hat looked around the room.

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Fiction, Translation Posted On: July 21, 2022

Sex, Youth and Power in Julia May Jonas’ Vladimir
by Megan Jones

July 18, 2022 Contributed By: Megan Jones

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas is a novel with, as is increasingly prevalent in modern literary fiction, an “unlikable female narrator.” But her unlikability stems from her refusal to sugarcoat the realities of aging and its attendant loss of power.

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Culture, Fiction, Reviews Posted On: July 18, 2022

The Closet
by Julia Halprin Jackson

July 7, 2022 Contributed By: Elizabeth Johnson, Julia Halprin Jackson

Split View by Elizabeth Johnson

There were two beds in Little’s room. Put back to back they were as long as his father was tall. The walls were covered in a light floral print.

Filed Under: Featured Fiction, Fiction Posted On: July 7, 2022

Wichita
by Nadia Villafuerte, translated from the Spanish
by Pennell Somsen

June 30, 2022 Contributed By: Bianca Rivetti Burattini, Nadia Villafuerte, Pennell Somsen

Luminous Night by Bianca Rivetti

A family is an accident. I know because I live far from mine and sometimes I catch myself repeating their patterns from miles away, at other times they’re a band of strangers, like I would encounter at a bus stop, if we rub elbows.

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Fiction Posted On: June 30, 2022

We Are History: Ardor and Visibility in Robin Gow’s A Million Quiet Revolutions
by Katherine Fallon

June 22, 2022 Contributed By: Katherine Fallon, Robin Gow

A Million Quiet Revolutions cover

Written in verse, A Million Quiet Revolutions queers both the novel and young adult genre by using altered form and subversive subject matter to break expected literary boundaries.

Filed Under: Featured Reviews, Fiction, Hybrid, Poetry, Reviews Posted On: June 22, 2022

How We Were Born
by Lucy Zhang

June 13, 2022 Contributed By: Heather Hua, Lucy Zhang

how we were born zhang hua

During Lantern Festival, I compete against Brother to see who will fill up with tangyuan first.

Filed Under: Featured Fiction, Fiction Posted On: June 13, 2022

Queer Fiction Writers:
Lydia Conklin Interviewed by Raki Kopernik

June 10, 2022 Contributed By: Lydia Conklin, Raki Kopernik

Lydia Conklin headshot

In this delightful collection of prize-winning stories, queer, gender-nonconforming, and trans characters struggle to find love and forgiveness, despite their sometimes comic, sometimes tragic mistakes. With insight and compassion, debut author Conklin reveals both the dark and lovable sides of their characters, resulting in stories that make you laugh and wince, sometimes at the same time.

Filed Under: Featured Fiction, Featured Interviews, Fiction, Interviews Posted On: June 10, 2022

Parts I Know
by Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

June 6, 2022 Contributed By: Anna Baronsky, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

boots on porch

I can see his whole face. He strolls toward me, grin wide, eyes shaded by blue Bruin cap.

Filed Under: Featured Fiction, Fiction Posted On: June 6, 2022

No Story
by Himan Heidari

May 30, 2022 Contributed By: Himan Heidari

No Story Sophia Kaufman

“Once, there was a little girl” no, not a girl, let’s make it a boy this time and wait, this is not a good way to start a story at all.

Filed Under: Featured Fiction, Fiction, Uncategorized Posted On: May 30, 2022

A Cow Stood In the Field
by Louise Bierig

May 23, 2022 Contributed By: Louise Bierig

cow field louise bierig

A cow stood in the field. Amanda didn’t hesitate, but walked right over. She was paying $75 an hour to hug this cow, why hesitate? It would be her first hug in over a year. 

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Fiction, Fiction, Uncategorized Posted On: May 23, 2022

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