Issue Fall '24

Short Story

The Silent World of Jordi Soto

by Sahil Mehta

1. Squeal. Shriek. Skid, skid. The cars stop dramatically in front of Chez Henri. An undulating soundtrack of wailing sirens prevails over the ...read the full piece

"Left at the Loneliest" by Roi Yves Villadiego

Short Story

A Community That Cooks Together Stays Together

by Sreelekha Chatterjee

Samima rolls the dough and creates perfectly round chapattis. It would have been wonderful if life were as easy as preparing chapattis and not like a ...read the full piece

Short Story

Left Behind

by Katariina Mauranen

Alone in the dark, I let my hand grasp the blankets on the empty side of the bed. I let myself sigh that long, broken sigh I’ve been holding back all ...read the full piece

Essay

kontrollat e pasaportave/ passport control

by Serafina Ferizaj

The smell of armpit sweat and unbrushed teeth are so dominant in the car, I can’t stand them anymore. My legs are asleep but I can't stretch them: The ...read the full piece

Essay

my mother tongue

by Asya Akimzhanova

to Apasha ... I needed a different language: a language that was a place of affection and reflection. — Antonio Tabucchi on Friday I had my first ...read the full piece

Essay

Patient Notes

by Bella Majam

My first brush with psychiatric hospitalization, I often joke, was a prelude to my sweet sixteenth. There are a few things you can only learn once ...read the full piece

Poetry

dream en abya yala

by Alan Palacios

where the flesh of jacarandas shifts across the invisible layers cosmic fabrics tear return us (to) the land like a miraged plateau hidden within our ...read the full piece