White Spaces
By Fiction Issue 113
When fiction leaves questions unanswered
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By Fiction Issue 113
A story gets away from its author.
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By Fiction Issue 113
What does an artist give up for art?
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By Fiction Issue 113
Can a four-year-old understand stealing?
Read MoreDown from Sinjar
By Short Story Issue 103
We watched from behind ballistic glass and mounted guns and steel doors with hinged openings large enough for a rifle barrel or for a bunch of contorted fingers to press through and wiggle return greetings, muted waves, as we rolled on and up the mountain. We engaged with no enemy combatants.
Read MoreVulnerable Targets
By Short Story Issue 102
While in years past, evacuation drills at the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center took place only every few months, now they occurred every other week.
Read MoreMillat’s Orchids
By Short Story Issue 102
When things went wrong—and they did, some things went terrifyingly wrong—he turned to prayer. He opened his hands to an unknowable God and prayed as best he could.
Read MoreAid to Families with Dependent Children
By Short Story Issue 101
Mama kept informing us that the Lord would provide if we only had faith the size of a mustard seed, but Timothy and I pretended not to hear.
Read MoreThe Death of Danilo Ilić
By Short Story Issue 101
What is heaven but the immortal fulfillment of a mortal longing? What is it but the most sublime synthesis of memory and dream?
Read MoreThe Master of Salt
By Short Story Issue 100
It was another year or two before Brother Thibault whispered to Gérard the secret of his salt. He had, apparently, received unearthly assistance.
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