Shark
“An unholy stench announced the rumors were true. Something extraordinary had found its way to the dock at Karachi Fish Harbor.” Story of the Week (December 16), by M. Reza Pirbhai.
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I Will Go
“The taxi that takes me to the station so early in the morning doesn’t have any headlights, any meter, not even a floor in some places.” Story of the Week (December 11), by Nafissatou Dia. Translated from the French by Sébastien Doubinsky and Casey Harding.
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J’irai
Original French text of Nafissatou Dia’s ‘I Will Go’.
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On the Wings of Dreams
“The village of Geffeichak is not connected to the National Power Grid, so forget electricity unless you have a generator.” Story of the Week (December 2), by Gbolahan Badmus.
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The Collector of Lists
“And then I remember the grey metal sign at the entrance to the building…” Story of the Week (November 25), by Lena Gorelik, translated from the German by Frances Jackson.
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The Threads That Pull
“She stood over the pancakes and knew that there was a cost for pleasure for a woman like her, living in a multitude of overlapping worlds.” Story of the Week (November 11), by Isbah Raja.
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Museum Piece
“Then the thunderclap came and she never wondered about anything ever again.” Story of the Week (November 4), by Brian Koukol.
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Author of the Month: DC Diamondopolous
“I get up every morning and write. After that I go for a long walk and come back and write until late afternoon. I like structure. It helps me with being creative.” DC Diamondopolous, our August Author of the Month, talks to Quinn Korreck.
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Limbus
“I’m sitting in an incensed fog. In an odd way, it’s slightly comforting. It’s just me here.” Story of the Week (October 28), by George Salis.
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Author of the Month: Awais Khan
“Writing can be lonely business, but if you have friends who write too, well that changes the picture completely.” Awais Khan, our July Author of the Month, talks to Ebony E. Chinn.
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