The Center of the Universe
Abigail had no idea about the effect she had on people, obviously. It’s a blessing of having seen yourself in every movie, magazine, song lyric. It’s the assuredness that if…
Long Live the Longer Short Story: Depth Without a Novel’s Commitment
Our attention spans are being whittled to nonexistence by an increasingly impatient feedback loop, with social media, the internet, and AI competing to devour our attentional capacity. Yet when leafing…
MARSHIE MALLODY
"A man chooses to remain in an abandoned and dangerous city with his son after a deadly global pandemic, despite the opportunity to move to a safer community. " A…
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
The Enigma of Amigara Fault This short story by Junji Ito is about a fault that appears in Amigara mountain after an earthquake. The earthquake exposes countless human-shaped holes in…
Arsène Lupin
By Sonallah Ibrahim Translated by Emily Drumsta
The Seafood Stand
A woman flew out to California, not knowing if she was looking for a sign her son was still there or a reason to move on. It was quieter than…