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On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

Daphne Kalotay Reminds Us of the Value of Short Fiction

By Daphne Kalotay | April 13, 2023

“After Everything”

“After Everything”

Izumi Suzuki (trans. Daniel Joseph)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 13, 2023

The Dead Are Gods

The Dead Are Gods

Eirinie Carson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 12, 2023

Chrysalis

Chrysalis

Anna Metcalfe

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 11, 2023

Island City

Island City

Laura Adamczyk

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 10, 2023

Pomegranate

Pomegranate

Helen Elaine Lee

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 7, 2023

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“All the Bullets Were Made in My Country”

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“Variations on <em>This Land.</em>” A New Poem by Tim Z. Hernandez

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From the New Collection Some of the Light

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Lori & Joe

Lori & Joe

Amy Arnold

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“Jigsaw Sandals”

“Jigsaw Sandals”

Gayl Jones

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The Length of Days

The Length of Days

Volodymyr Rafeyenko (trans. Sibelan Forrester)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 30, 2023

Ada’s Room

Ada’s Room

Sharon Dodua Otoo (trans. Jon Cho-Polizzi)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 29, 2023

Love at Six Thousand Degrees

Love at Six Thousand Degrees

Maki Kashimada (trans. Haydn Trowell)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 28, 2023

“The Obituarist”

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Yuri Herrera (trans. Lisa Dillman)

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