The Art of Haiku | Ewa Mazierska

"As a teenager Jack suffered from what Freud called ‘the narcissism of small differences’ in relation to his brother. He blew these differences up in search of his path out of Jim’s shadow until he discovered that the differences were in fact huge..."

Exhibits for the Court | Andrew Steketee

"Conjoined Twins: Elizabeth Ruth Lenz, November 16, 1967—November 18, 1967; Mary Anne Lenz, November 16, 1967—November 17, 1967..."

The Alchemy of the Eye | Ian Goodale

"He felt as if his soul had been seized hold of, gripped tight by the ivory fingers and wrung dry until he fell headlong into the grave, limp and defeated by the obsession inspired by this thing the woman had shown him..."

The Sorrows of the Pelican | Matthew Harder

"I have always dreamed of being a writer and, whether it was a midlife crisis or my destiny knocking, I recently picked up my pen and began to write again..."

Hands | Rebecca Ruth Gould

"When they first met, he shook her hands boldly and directly, as if it were a normal thing to do and not a violation of the law in the Islamic Republic of Iran..."

Death Mountain | Matt Rebholz

"Up in the air anything could go wrong. Someday the engine could cut—maybe fuel had been leaking, spraying the fields like pesticide rain. The propeller would grind to a stop but the plane would push forward awhile, gliding, silent..."