The American Prisoner
“He was one of the first American prisoners of war I saw… His legs were messed up badly from one of our hand-made mines. A piece of metal was still lodged in his head.” Story of the Week (April 4), by Khanh Ha.
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‘If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee’
“Zeke threw the door open and stormed into the room brandishing a sawed-off shotgun… ‘You’re the one I’ve come for,’ he snarled. ‘The abortion doctor.’ ” Story of the Week (March 28th), by Mike Sheedy.
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A 1977 Affair
“As I walk to the house, she glances up at me like a rat being caught in adultery.” Story of the Week (March 21), by Jordan Blum.
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Apricot
“I was standing in Priscilla’s garden and felt my body getting bigger… My legs and arms disappeared and I was rolling towards the fringed tulips.” Story of the Week (March 14), by UrÅ¡uľa Kovalyk. Translated from Slovak by Julia Sherwood.
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Wild, Animal Love
“I was a mixed up, fucked up breed from a small town… I had been raised in a foster home with a bunch of freaks, weirdos and perverts.” Story of the Week (March 7), by Erika T. Wurth.
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The Second Cemetery Book
“Today I’ve become a writer again because it’s raining, and when it’s raining I can’t collect cardboard, because it’s raining.” Story of the Week (February 28), by Daniela Kapitáňová. Translated from Slovak by Julia Sherwood.
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Furfuri’s Innocent Meal
“During the month of Bhadro, the moon is totally eclipsed in the evening. The darkness of that night can only be compared to a blind inferno.” Story of the Week (February 21 – Language Martyrs’ Day), by Anwar Shahadat. Translated from Bengali by Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat.
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Kryptonite
“He pulled out another piece. Its green color was more artificial than the most artificial dye I had ever seen, more green than the green of absinthe…” Story of the Week (February 14), by Michael Stein.
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Family
“All humor, Leibowitz knew… was based upon a man in trouble. And when it came to trouble, marriage to Leibowitz’s sister was trouble carried to new heights.” Story of the Week (February 7), by Alan Swyer.
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Spring is Coming
“The blood-caked hairs on the dog’s tortured body were turning into symbols. With a painful sneer she realized what they meant.” Story of the Week (January 31), by Balla. Translated from Slovak by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
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