Memento Mori
“I am a new addict to lipstick. I wear dark shades that can’t be hidden. I wear shades of red.” Story of the Week (February 19), by Manjiri Indurkar.
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DÃa De Los Muertos
“We spend all day making pan de muerto. We bake the sweet bread to look like a skull. I knead my two thumbs in the skull to make little eye-sockets.” Story of the Week (February 12), by Eliot Hudson.
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Eternal Life
“The woman walks into the living room. She acts as if everything is normal, but I can see how she’s looking around, taking it all in.” Story of the Week (February 5), by Henriette Houth. Translated from Danish by Mark Mussari.
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The Lives of Others
“Manik knew what it was like to be young and hopeful.” Story of the Week (January 28), by Nadia Kabir Barb.
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The Writer Formerly Known as Ozimede
“To know the name of a thing is to have a form of control over that thing.” Story of the Week (January 8), by Ozimede Sunny Ekhalume.
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Rebecca
“He could be sentimental, yet in the same breath a ruthless cynic; an idealist with little patience for impractical dreams…” Story of the Week (December 18), by Zino Asalor.
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At the Tri-Bridge
“Trees added to the rain showering red petals all over the sidewalk. The sight of youngsters splashing water at each other made me angry.” Story of the Week (December 11), by Smitha Peter.
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Rents
“He never pictured they’d grow old together. He never thought they’d grow old.” Story of the Week (December 4), by L. Haiman.
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Roseland
“We swung and clung to each other and when the dance floor was cleared to make room for the contest, we were relieved and completely exhausted and drained of the tension that had plagued us for the last day and a half.” Story of the Week (October 30), by Arthur Davis.
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Homecoming
“When his mother had questioned his failing grades, he had brushed her off. She had outlined a plan for him after his high school graduation. He had dreamt of being a writer.” Story of the Week (October 23), by Adrianna Sampedro.
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