FICTION
(Title, Author, and first sentence of story)
“When Telling Your Mother” by Shawn Behlen—Exhibit patience.
“What Happened That Night” a novel excerpt by Elisabeth Brink—At the last minute, while she is packing her overnight bag, Rosa gets a call from Bryce.
“Preparing a Face” by Susan Muaddi Darraj—Her cousin Rola was coming to America, and Hanan was again reminded by her mother that, though she’d never met Rola, “Blood runs deep.”
“Hank” by Sarah Gerkensmeyer—My mother is appalled.
“A Bunch of Wires” by Peter Grimes—Estelle stood on the porch of her old house in a slight drizzle.
“Dark-eyed Junco” by Jacqueline Keren—The terminal would be filled with signs, hopeful names scrawled on sheets of poster board.
“Past Lives” by James Lee—November 16th, the diary says, and Danna’s twelve, still in love with Greg Rosburg, a boy you know she’ll eventually lose her virginity to.
“Heat” by Yasmina Madden—The summer Fiona turned fourteen, people were dropping like flies.
“The Strike” by David O’Gorman—There are seven empty beds in the room because seven of the people they brought here last week are already dead.
“Narrow” by Pauline Palko—Maddie is gone; for twelve days now and except for Leonard, William hasn’t let on.
“Three Blind Mice” by Claire Robson—The cheese at the research lab had a strange aftertaste.
“One Foot” by J. D. Smith—Sheila knows the rule.
“The Shape of the World” by Alison Umminger—Abigail undressed only in the dark.
INTERVIEW
Interview with Anthony Doerr by Kevin Breen
FIVE GREATS
What the Hell Just Happened
Gotta Have ‘Em
Woof!
Circling the Drain
Fast Five
