The Ground Between Us | Justine Young

"The boy was sitting on the edge of the roof, his bare feet dangling freely in the open air. His soles looked dirty even from where I was sitting..."

Six Words | Ximena Blanco

Ximena Blanco is an emerging Paraguayan writer who just graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. You can learn more about her writing at ximenablanco.com.

Valley Dog | Kathryn Hill

"When I lay down on the hostel bed, I remember the dog I saw once on the freeway to Paradise Valley. The dog was dead, its fur the color of old teeth, its body buttressed with gravel and dust..."

Hues | Daniel Romo

"The season ends and there is too much time to ponder the outcome of the crops. A successful harvest yields one half abundance, one half recalling and mourning loss..."

Yellowjacket | Tetman Callis

"This is a simple story. It has a philosophy student, a secretary, a nurse, a sprinkling of other persons as necessary or convenient, and an insect. The insect is one of this simple story’s eponymous hymenopterae..."

Selected Poems | Karen An-hwei Lee

Karen An-hwei Lee is the author of Phyla of Joy (Tupelo 2012), Ardor (Tupelo 2008) and In Medias Res (Sarabande 2004). She authored a novel, Sonata in K (Ellipsis 2017).