Fiction

The Language of Melons

Annie Trinh -

We speak the language of melons in our family. It has been something that Mom and Dad spoke to me since I was born....

Friend of the Pod

Frannie Comstock -

When Claire first gets the notification, she excuses herself from the meeting she is in, goes into the single stall bathroom at her office,...

The Death of the Author / Maladaptive Daydreams for the Astronaut in Training

Lily C. Buday -

Teacher comes, as usual, at settling-down time— or, more accurately, that’s when you summon her. Right as you’re trying to acquaint yourself with the...

The Smoker

Alexa Economacos -

Her cigarettes always smelled worse than other ones. I couldn’t say why, exactly, since I didn’t smoke. My friends did occasionally. Or what they...

Nina, Rome

Cristina Sandu -

The following story is an excerpt from the story collection The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu. The Union of Synchronized Swimmers is available now from Scribe...

The Brittanys: An Excerpt

Brittany Ackerman -

The following is an excerpt from the novel The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman. The Brittanys is available now from Vintage. My cousin Liza works as...

We Together Clinging

Noah Canto -

I Jaden and I have been friends for two months. He likes soccer, I do not. But we like each other, so we spend recess...

The Island of Sodor

Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry -

Korovin roused to a stench of cat piss pervading the bedroom. The cat was incorrigible. After a multitude of tests and checkups, which had...

Dead Animals

Amy Stuber -

Take me on a journey. Make me feel something. Surprise me. Make me change. Okay. Okay. A dead cat sits near a trash can in...

Allelopathy

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya -

Read my mind read my mind readmymindreadmymind, the mind reader’s wife thought. Her thighs tensed, neck sweated slick. The mind reader’s hand gripped her...