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Last Day

On the day the Earth is supposed to end, Karen is entrusted to open the YMCA. An excerpt from New York Times bestseller Ruta’s new novel.

Domenica Ruta

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Appendix 15, Number 2. The Agent Probii Exploration

“Agent Probii’s first days as undercover agent were particularly disconcerting because within the city each resident spoke a different language.” 

Yuri Herrera

Literature & Culture

Announcing Boston Review’s new Arts in Society project

A radical revisioning of our creative writing programs.

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Year of the Rat

“I wish you had those pills to help. Remember those?”

Zachary Tyler Vickers

Fiction

In the Dollhouse Underground

2019 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Runner-Up

Carolyn Byrne

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The Neighbors

2019 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Winner

Neshat Khan

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White Coffins

2019 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Runner-Up

Abigail Rose

Fiction

Announcing the 2019 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Winner

Congratulations to Neshat Khan!

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The Babies

When the townsfolk gathered to dip that year’s births in the creek, all saw what the midwife had already observed: all the babies were the same baby.

JoAnna Wool

Reading Lists

Award-Winning Short Stories

Man Booker nominees and more got their start at Boston Review.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Fiction

Álvaro

2017 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest winner selected by Min Jin Lee.

Gina Balibrera

Fiction

Announcing the 2017 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Winner

Announcing the winner of the 2017 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest, Gina Balibrera.

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