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Ottessa Moshfegh

By Ottessa Moshfegh | May 19, 2016

They Were Awake

They Were Awake

Rebecca Evanhoe

By Rebecca Evanhoe | May 19, 2016

"Anniversary"

Jensen Beach

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 17, 2016

You May See A Stranger

You May See A Stranger

Paula Whyman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 16, 2016

"The Abandoned Village"

A Short Story by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright

By Hassan Blasim | May 12, 2016

"A Few Moments After Midnight"

A Short Story by Hisham Bustani, translated by Thoraya El-Rayyes

By Hisham Bustani | May 12, 2016

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Joan Aiken

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