Short Story

Still Life

Becky Shirley -

On Monday, while Tess waits in the campus health center, Russell calls her for the first time since the start of Fall semester. He...

Harmony

Ikechukwu Ogbu -

I was thirteen when we moved to the brown house on Rest House Road—my ten-year-old brother Ugo, Mama and I. Papa had not come...

Con Safos Rifa

Lou Mathews -

"Con Safos Rifa" by Lou Mathews is an excerpt from the novel Shaky Town (2021, Tiger Van Books). All graffiti inked by the writer. There...

Polyptych for Vic

Nathan Dragon -

...

A Stirring in the Glue

Mary Elizabeth Dubois -

"A Stirring in the Glue" by Mary Elizabeth Dubois was selected by Joyland as a finalist in the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize. I think...

Late Girl

Jessie Ren Marshall -

"Late Girl" by Jessie Ren Marshall was selected by Joyland as a finalist in the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize. Roman used to say that the body...

The Motorcycle Factory

Angie Sijun Lou -

"The Motorcycle Factory" by Angie Sijun Lou was awarded the third place prize in our 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize by judge T Kira...

Miss Korea Los Angeles

Lillian Wang Selonick -

"Miss Korea Los Angeles" by Lillian Wang Selonick was awarded the third place prize in our 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize by judge T...

In Eden, Eve

Kenechi Uzor -

"In Eden, Eve" by Kenechi Uzor was awarded the second place prize in the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize by judge T Kira Māhealani...

Masculine

Mathilde Merouani -

"Masculine" by Mathilde Merouani was selected by T Kira Māhealani Madden as the winner of the 2021 Open Border Fiction Prize. "'Masculine,' a fresh, punchy...