Category: issue 15

“If you’re Amber Barrow, you’re too early,” she told me. She opened the wrought iron gate just enough so that the bars framed us. “My last flight had a tailwind,” I said, but my heart sank. I’d flown across the country, gambled hard-won grant money on this trip, and she looked like a bad joke.… Continue reading Waking the Dead Zoo by Lane Robins

“The rain isn’t working.” Kamal sighed. He traced the dive a hefty droplet as it swelled from a wispy microcloud high above and landed with a loud splash onto the yellow-tipped leaves of a tea bush. Moments later, a second oversized drop fell—missing the bushes entirely—snuffing out the cloud and leaving behind only the unblemished… Continue reading A Concerning Lack of Rain in Ambawatte Estate by Moh Afdhaal

Folding rose petals goes like this: one, two, inside, outside, twist. On this side is the world Beatrice knows--houses spaced at cozy intervals, eggs that fry into blobby shapes, water that is made from those two common elements (hydrogen and oxygen). On this side, there is walking to work on sidewalks with makers’ markings stamped… Continue reading One, Two, Inside, Outside, Twist by Beth Goder