Short Story

How You Mourn Zara

When she says, “Sorry for your loss.” Flash a tight smile that says; can you believe it? — I just lost my baby. I don’t know where to find her. I know where her body is, but she’s no longer in it.

The Wall in English and Turkish by Sabahattin Ali, translated by Aysel K. Basci

For a long time, I stayed in a prison by the sea surrounded by ramparts.…

Tender

“Get the fuck out of my house,” she said levelly. Asperger conspired with Nazis. Your…

How to Date a Thugboy, artboy, nerdboy or papichulo: remix of a Junot Diaz theme

Wait for your sister and your father to leave the apartment. You’ve already told them…

Call Me Soft

On a warm August night in Brussels, a curator, Orient, of feminist inclination, dressed up…

Time Served

On Mondays through Fridays and the occasional Saturday, we are registered nurses, yoga instructors, hairstylists…

Bandolera

She woke up to him texting the American. Frustrated. Anxious. He texted two more times and still no reply, begging in a way that he never would with her.

Time Capsule

We buried the capsule in the backyard, a few inches under the ground. We were…

Earth-Language

Somehow, a wild animal–a tacuache or bobcat, some thrashing taloned thing–had gotten trapped in Maria…

Nelly Rosario, Pushcart Nominee

Read Nelly Rosario’s “How To Date a Thugboy, Artboy, Nerdboy, or Papichulo: Remix of Junot Diaz…