True Blue Time
Justin Taylor
“The snow in the headlights reminds Trace of Space Invaders.”
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Palomino
Bret Anthony Johnston
“The fat man and his wife came into Checkered Flag Auto just as I was locking up.”
The Trout
Peter Cunningham
“Trout tend to rise according to the stages being followed by hatching flies and aquatic organisms.”
Out in the Open
Jesús Carrasco (Trans. Margaret Jull Costa)
“From inside his hole in the ground, he heard the sound of voices calling his name, and as if they were crickets, he tried to pinpoint the precise location of each man within the bounds of the olive grove.”
Goodbye, Vitamin
Rachel Khong
“Tonight a man found Dad’s pants in a tree lit with Christmas lights.”
The Burning Ground
Adam O'Riordan
“Alannah would always come at two o’clock as she had on her first visit.”
Apprenticed to Venus: My Secret Life with Anaïs Nin
Tristine Rainer
“A dry crack of laughter came from the back of Anaïs’s throat.”
Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney
“Bobbi and I first met Melissa at a poetry night in town, where we were performing together.”
Live from Cairo
Ian Bassingthwaighte
“Six months ago, Dalia walked into Charlie’s office for the first time.”
Empire Of Glass
Kaitlin Solimine
“From his morning perch atop Gansu’s yellow cliffs, the New Year arrived with the pop hiss of firecrackers set on the valley’s crowded streets.”
We Shall Not All Sleep
Estep Nagy
“Lila pushed open the screen door and then closed it behind her again, gently.”
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