Stories from St. Lucia
“Then the boy’s voice, rough-edged, moving into wailing. This came into the man’s guts, it seemed.” As part of a special feature to mark St. Lucia’s national day, two stories by John Robert Lee.
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The House on Bahadur Shah Zafar Road
“When it rains here, the skies splatter open, as if Mr. Hyde had taken a knife to a beautiful woman, ripping her apart, smiling thunderously over her remains. It’s a brutal rain here, like everything else.” Story of the Week (December 6), by Anis Shivani.
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The Creator
“…it certainly wasn’t the fault of the doll… Although, yes, the man had torn off her head, sliced off her breasts and ripped her skin to shreds before he shot himself with an old farm rifle.” Story of the Week (November 29), by Guðrún Eva MÃnervudóttir. Translated from Icelandic by Sarah Bowen.
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Skaparinn
Icelandic text of the opening section of ‘Skaparinn’, by Guðrún Eva MÃnervudóttir.
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The Witness
“To lie is to spare her some needless suffering. Is therefore an act of mercy, kindness—of maybe even love.” Story of the Week (November 22), by Jonathan Callahan.
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Height
“Bulgaria, Bulgaria….How did I end up with you. This was the biggest mistake of my life.” Story of the Week (November 15), by Milen Ruskov. Translated from Bulgarian by Christopher Buxton.
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Looking for Willie George
“Of African descent and a native of British Guyana, Willie was a talented if self-taught writer who wanted to be nothing less than the ‘Black Conrad.’” Story of the Week (November 8), by Jeffrey D. Boldt.
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Cerebral Play
“Paralyzed with fear, I shut my eyes tight while my heart pounded and the darkness seemed to quiver around me.” Story of the Week (November 1), by Dan Stankivitz
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Tin Man
“Every inch of the creature was sharp enough to tear into flesh, every part acutely dangerous…” Hallowe’en short story contest winner, by Dale Howard.
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Hag-Ridden
“The girl’s name is Emily, and at age six, her mother dies. The first time is a week later, deep into the night…” Hallowe’en short story contest runner-up, by Rachel Cochran.
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