Fiction

You Will Be Happy Here

Emma Leokadia -

My husband was a reticent man, the type who would sneak off to the car to masturbate, so believe me when I say I...

I Will End Your Bloodline

Richard Chiem -

Jennifer wakes up in the driver’s seat of a Lamborghini, a lime green lambo, her favorite shade of any color, and the glowing dashboard...

Alex’s Treatment

Leo Ríos -

Having left the house only a few minutes prior, Alex knows they are on Kimberlina, the two-lane road that leads east toward the freeway....

The Exhibition

Alexandra Wuest -

Iris watched as Sarah set a record for the world’s slowest lap around the room. Sarah stopped before each piece and studied it as...

Call Your Country

Heidi Diehl -

The Clint Ruby concert was in a basketball arena named after a bank, and even with our VIP passes, my wife and I had...

Biblical Errors

Zachary Kocanda -

I matched with her in the middle of a Psalm. My phone pinged with a new Tinder notification, but I didn’t read her message...

The Plains

Austyn Wohlers -

Every afternoon she put on a sour face and tried to ignore the groups of girls laughing across the street, the hot birds singing...

Excerpt from The Nature Book

Tom Comitta -

The below excerpt comes from Tom Comitta's novel, The Nature Book (forthcoming Coffee House Press on March 14), a “literary supercut” made entirely out...

Night Rabbits

Gracie Newman -

The petroleum truck honked at him again on the I-90. Impossible to say if the driver intended to be friendly or hostile. It had...

Palisades Parkway South

Cal Shook -

Her mother never showed for meets, so Helen was surprised when she heard her voice. During the relay. Cheering loudly from the stands. Helen...