In the Penal Colony

by Franz Kafka Translation by Ian Johnston

Manikin

"You will be free when the house is immaculate, the manikin said. Then it took the coffee and left, stolen feet heavy on the gleaming floor. The house shivered..."

Volcano People

by Richard Mirabella

I have your name

precariously stacked piles

Bears Discover Fire

by Terry Bisson

Cicada man

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Where Are They Now?

by Meg Elison

The Healer By Rob Keast

He thought about turning to the orange-tie man and asking, Do you think all religion is born of desperation? As much as he wanted to be humble in the presence…

A City of Churches

Donald Barthelme