Maintenance – By George Angel
Amis had been grazed to the right of his spine by a bolt of lightning when he was an adolescent. That was the side...
The Autumn of the General – By Nabeel Najjar
Translated from the Arabic by Essam M. Al-Jassim
He woke up early, as usual, and slipped swiftly from beneath the immense pile of blankets to...
Surrender – By Bari Lynn Hein
Dad’s car had plastic seat covers and no seatbelts. Whenever he turned a corner, he would intentionally accelerate, and Brad and I would slide...
Tea with Old Friends – By Jonathan Ferrini
It was a weekly treat for me to attend an elegant, afternoon, “High Tea” at the beautiful “Mark Hopkins Hotel” after church services across...
The Sky Sailor – By Hareendran Kallinkeel
Her steps, long leaps in the sky, allow her to travel miles in seconds. The wind that whooshes under her stretched arms tickles her...
Briefest Use – By Hayden Moore
This is an allegorical fiction following a girl named Echo as she tries to navigate a city where words only have meaning in the...
The Lighthouse – By Omar Essa
The lighthouse was built with faith and it was sturdy against concussions of doubt. It was weather-worn and stained with lichen, but age only...
Mylapore – By Maa. Aranganathan
Translated from the original Tamil by Nakul Vāc
It came and went like a flash of lightning. The ticket he had purchased was still in...
There Lay The Tattered Souls – By Rimli Bhattacharya
She snickered as she uttered her name, “Dhaleshwari”. I smirked.
“Didi, you continue with your studies. Dhala won’t disturb you”, her mother Sarala assured me.
“Doesn’t...
Big Law – By Rajiv Ramkhalawan
In between all the chit-chat about start-up companies and project financing, Tom stole a glance at his cell. He couldn’t be obvious, of course,...
