A Political and Literary Forum
“I see it all. What you did, Papa. I’m not angry at you. Don’t worry.” A Moroccan woman living in exile in Paris remembers her father’s dying days.
Abdellah Taïa
“I want to open the door again. I want to bring him back. And I want him to last longer this time.” A grieving widow makes a man of mud.
Hussani Abdulrahim
“I was perhaps judging him. His poor choice. The way he forsook the greater good for the pleasures of the bed, or something like that. I was sleepy. I wasn’t sure what I was thinking. Probably I was surprised by my bad luck.” Short Story
Aruni Kashyap
In a wrenching dialogue, a man searches for human connection, even as he recalls childhood abuse. Translated from the French by Amanda DeMarco. Short Story
“Pinch off fist-sized balls and roll these into flat circles. Circles you turned in the morning of the coup.” Short Story
Noel Cheruto
“'I felt no hunger but the habit of food struck me intensely. My nightgown was grubby and torn. My limbs were scraped, spotted with yellow bruises, but I felt no pain.” Short Story
Theo Costantino
An aging Nigerian bus park preacher dreams of her own church, or even just a shiny megaphone, when she finds herself cut off from her congregation. Short Story
Kechi Nomu
Two orphans, who believe they are too old to ever be adopted, get a surprise chance. Translated from the Hebrew by Yaron Regev. Short Story
Sagit Emet
A man seeks intimacy during a time of crisis. Short Story
Samuel R. Delany
When bees around the world exhibit a frightening new behavior, a researcher takes comfort in a familiar hive. Short Story
JR Fenn
Years after an extinction event nearly wiped out humanity, a team of scientists search Venezuela for signs of life and evidence of what caused the tragedy. Short Story
Mike McClelland
Beating cancer should be the biggest challenge in his life, not trying to catch a cab in Manhattan. Short Story
Alejandro Varela
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