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“Life Is Awful”

“Life Is Awful”

Souvankham Thammavongsa

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 19, 2021

“First Kid, Second Kid”

“First Kid, Second Kid”

Jen Spyra

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 17, 2021

"The Poisoners"

Lucy Ives

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 12, 2021

“Pershing Square”

“Pershing Square”

Dorthe Nors, trans. Misha Hoekstra

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 10, 2021

Prayer for the Living

Prayer for the Living

Ben Okri

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 3, 2021

Rabbit Island

Rabbit Island

Elvira Navarro, trans. by Christina MacSweeney

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2021

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