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Issue Fall '24

Short Story

The Silent World of Jordi Soto

by Sahil Mehta

1. Squeal. Shriek. Skid, skid. The cars stop dramatically in front of Chez Henri. An undulating soundtrack of wailing sirens prevails over the ...read the full piece

Short Story

Left Behind

by Katariina Mauranen

Alone in the dark, I let my hand grasp the blankets on the empty side of the bed. I let myself sigh that long, broken sigh I’ve been holding back all ...read the full piece

Short Story

Friend of Their Youth

by Murali Kamma

The first time he saw Jagan was during an improvised cricket game in the spacious courtyard of an ancient, weather-beaten but stately house owned by ...read the full piece

"Keep Those Hard Times Away" by Benjamin Malay (first published in Sunspot Lit)

Flash Nonfiction

My Land

by Margarita Beatriz Escobar

I approached the open casket and leaned over to kiss my grandfather’s forehead. He wore his old dark suit, a white shirt, and a small red carnation in ...read the full piece

Flash Nonfiction

I Am an Alien

by Parvathy J

I tell stories. It could be anyone, we could be anywhere, doing anything. After hours and days of debating in inner monologues, when I feel safe ...read the full piece

Essay

kontrollat e pasaportave/ passport control

by Serafina Ferizaj

The smell of armpit sweat and unbrushed teeth are so dominant in the car, I can’t stand them anymore. My legs are asleep but I can't stretch them: The ...read the full piece

Poetry

to conjure / conjure away

by Susanne Sophie Schmalwieser

we’ve been speaking since january or so and now the trees are growing flowers mostly pinks and whites i tell you how the hills in Morocco rest soft ...read the full piece

Poetry

Before You Go

by Lise Reingruber

Sestina Instructions for traveling to the underworld you hold a lion on a leash, you are a dove a Venus, the morning and evening star you open your ...read the full piece

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Issue Fall '24

In Conversation

“To Find and Create Spaces Where I Can Be My True Self”— A Conversation with Melanie Hyo-In Han

Two Countries, One Life — A Review of “The In-Betweeners” by Khem K. Aryal

“Necessity, not choice, led me to write in English” — A Conversation with Mustafa Marwan

A Wild Ride into Sri Lanka’s Conflicted Realities — A Review of “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka

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