The Hunt for Fireflies (Hotaru-Gari) – By Rene Maori
Translation from the Russian by Alex Ben Zion
Tokyo. 1965.
As the years go by I find myself increasingly inclined to disappear into a bustling crowd....
The Night Watcher – By Jonathan B. Ferrini
“Hey fella’s, it’s Mikey checkin’ in.
“Anything to know about before I begin watch?”
“Just a complaint about noisy bullfrogs out at the lake, Mikey.”
“It’s summer...
The Luthiers – By Joe Ducato
Fog settled over the water. At the wharf, men in beach chairs watched. Sometimes they called themselves The Guardians of the Sea. Other times...
A Notary Public – By Jonathan B. Ferrini
My grandmother, Mildred, was an independent woman and an entrepreneur.
As Southern California was growing by leaps and bounds in the fifties, Mildred decided to...
The Cornicello Confession – By Michael Kfoury
Though God watched, I was not disturbed by the empyrean witness. On the contrary, I welcomed such an audience for I had faith that...
Hsi-wei and the Mogwai – By Robert Wexelblatt
In early autumn, when the trees had yet to lose their leaves, when skylarks and pipits were only beginning to migrate south, Chen Hsi-wei...
Krenshaw Meets Her Old Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend – By Karys Rhea
Although Krenshaw had broken up with John, she was, nonetheless, heartbroken to discover that less than three weeks later, he had moved on and...
On the Shores of the Khazar Sea – By Jasmina Mihajlović
Belated Love Letters
Excerpts from book On the shores of the Khazar Sea by Jasmina Mihajlovic; each of these memories (letters) begins with a passage from Milorad Pavić’s...
Belated Love Letters – By Jasmina Mihajlović
Excerpts from book On the shores of the Khazar Sea by Jasmina Mihajlovic; each of these memories (letters) begins with a passage from Milorad...
The Beast (the story of God) – By David Halliday
I am not an algorithm, not a computer program, not coding. I am a vessel of stories. I hear the children laughing. I hear...
