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Arts in Society

How to Date a Hindu Fundamentalist

“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

Arts in Society

Another Way to Love This World

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

Abdellah Taïa

Arts in Society

Chapati Recipe

“Pinch off fist-sized balls and roll these into flat circles. Circles you turned in the morning of the coup.” Short Story

Noel Cheruto

Arts in Society

Meniscus

“'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

Arts in Society

A Dispensable Woman

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

Arts in Society

Two

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

Arts in Society

When the Climate Changed

A man seeks intimacy during a time of crisis. Short Story

Samuel R. Delany

Arts in Society

All We Remember Will Be Forgotten

When bees around the world exhibit a frightening new behavior, a researcher takes comfort in a familiar hive. Short Story

JR Fenn

Arts in Society

What Used to Be Caracas

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

Arts in Society

People Who Report More Stress

Beating cancer should be the biggest challenge in his life, not trying to catch a cab in Manhattan. Short Story

Alejandro Varela

Arts in Society

Memoirs of an Imaginary Country

In a lost tale of Casanova, the citizens of a country at the center of the Earth must give up their home—and their women—to colonizers. Short Story

Maria Dahvana Headley

Arts in Society

Adora

An aging AI researcher, alone with her robot companion, must make a difficult decision when the android begins to malfunction. Short Story

Sumudu Samarawickrama

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