Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Literature, Reviews, Translations, Uncategorised

BOOK REVIEW: ALL YOUR CHILDREN, SCATTERED

A story that crosses four generations of a family, “All Your Children, Scattered” looks at how communication breaks down, and how it might be repaired. Continue Reading BOOK ...

by Adam Ley-Lange • March 9, 2023March 10, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, StorySunday

The Sound of Snow Not Falling

“The man in the camel wool djelaba appeared from the shadows…” Today’s #StorySunday USA is William Winston’s “The Sound of Snow Not Falling”. Continue Reading The Sound of ...

by William Lewis Winston • March 5, 2023March 13, 2023

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday

Nowhere Lake

“At Nowhere Lake, all was abandoned as if in midsentence.” Today’s #EssaySaturday USA is “Nowhere Lake” by Anita Kestin. Continue Reading Nowhere Lake

by Anita Kestin • March 4, 2023March 5, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: SIBLINGS

As a relatively young author, Brigitte Reimann imbued the novel with her convictions and enthusiasm for the work that her generation was doing to rebuild a post-war Germany that was ...

by Francesca Ferrauto • March 2, 2023March 5, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, StorySunday

Dinner Party Exit Strategy

A married couple attend a business party and get more than they bargained for. Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Dinner Party Exit Strategy” by Max Talley. Continue Reading Dinner ...

by Max Talley • February 26, 2023February 27, 2023

Editor's Pick, EssaySaturday

Is anybody “active now”? Longing in the Era of Instant Messages

They are all ‘green’, colleagues and customers, they are ‘active now’ The same with my students yesterday, I sent the fourth reminder. Continue Reading Is anybody “active now”? ...

by Sylvia Solakidi • February 25, 2023February 27, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, StorySunday

Good Humor Man

“Before last night, the only cops who wore helmets rode motorcycles.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Good Humor Man” by Roy Lowenstein. Continue Reading Good Humor Man

by ROY LOWENSTEIN • February 19, 2023April 4, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, StorySunday

The Last Time He Bowed

“He felt completely alone in that car, under that man’s hateful gaze.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “The Last Time He Bowed” by Thomas Lee. Continue Reading The Last ...

by Thomas Lee • February 12, 2023February 12, 2023

Editor's Pick, EssaySaturday

Is Rome Burning?

Historians say Nero did not set a fire; whether he was fiddling or not I do not know. It seems to me sometimes that America is figuratively burning, and at ...

by Marc Frazier • February 11, 2023February 11, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: THE COLOUR LINE

Scego blends Italy’s contentious past and present, unearthing the layers beneath Rome’s glittering surface. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: THE COLOUR LINE

by Noreen Kane • February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, StorySunday

Amsterdam

“But what to do with wild desire, which careens from bloom to bloom?” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Amsterdam” by Andrew Bertaina. Continue Reading Amsterdam

by Andrew Bertaina • February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday

The Carlton Arms

“It was a nightmare,” he recalls. “There were hookers turning tricks in the bathroom and junkies shooting up in the halls. If you were predisposed for a nervous breakdown, then ...

by Donald Ranard • February 4, 2023February 13, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, On Writing

Read our Five Best Small Fictions nominees!

By turns surreal, familiar, inventive and astonishingly written – immerse yourself in these five stories that we are delighted to nominate for Best Small Fictions 2023! Congratulations to all – ...

by Farhana Khalique • February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Literature, Reviews, Translations, Uncategorised

BOOK REVIEW: A MOUNTAIN TO THE NORTH, A LAKE TO THE SOUTH, PATHS TO THE WEST, A RIVER TO THE EAST

This novel simply is. Give it the time and attention it deserves and it will stay with you for the rest of your life Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ...

by Tamar Drukker • February 2, 2023February 3, 2023

Editor's Pick, Story Sunday

Cosmonaut Olga Returns from Space

“Problems begin on the flight to Frankfurt.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Cosmonaut Olga Returns from Space” by Maxim Matusevich. Continue Reading Cosmonaut Olga Returns from Space

by Maxim Matusevich • January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Reviews, Translations

BOOK REVIEW: IS THERE RUSH HOUR IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY?

How can we map new itineraries of empathy? Cartography is a way to organise knowledge, and a walk is what grounds those ideas in reality.  Continue Reading BOOK ...

by Phương Anh • January 26, 2023January 27, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, On Writing

READ OUR SIX PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES!

Dive into these spellbinding stories from our writers who have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! Continue Reading READ OUR SIX PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES!

by Litro • January 25, 2023January 26, 2023

Editor's Pick, Fiction, StorySunday

Fox in the Snow

“I feel like a character in a fantasy novel living in some snowy village. Trading our goods, listening to stories. .” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Fox in the Snow” by ...

by Yurina Yoshikawa • January 22, 2023February 6, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION

This book is a humane lesson on how to remain kind and sensitive towards our fellow struggling humans Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION

by Francesca Ferrauto • January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

Editor's Pick, Story Sunday

Black Crescent

“Estelle saw the birthmark on the bride’s left shoulder.” Today’s #StorySunday USA is “Black Crescent” by Townsend Walker. Continue Reading Black Crescent

by Townsend Walker • January 15, 2023January 15, 2023