A Reverie Through Stone | Deepanshi Matai

"plain gold earrings: you never wore any others. i have a pair that looks exactly like yours. i never wear any others. sometimes when i hold these, it feels like you’re still here, standing behind me..."

Swing | Rosalind Goldsmith

"You look up at the coroner behind her high desk and say: 'Listen to me. I’m breathing. I’m here.' But she looks doubtful..." Rosalind Goldsmith's stories have been published in the USA, the UK, and Canada.

We All Fall Down | Alissa Hattman

"...in another’s hands are her hand and someone else’s hand. In someone else’s hands is another hand and, also, my hand. Like this, we go around and around..."

5 Signs Your House May Suffer From Possession | Meredith Smith

"They found the pamphlet in the seat next to you, crumpled and bruised, covered in your blood: 5 Signs Your Spouse May Suffer From Depression..."

I drove to west virginia when the weather was warm | Matthew Dettmer

"josh is telling a story about wearing night vision goggles in afghanistan and 'I’m proud to be an american' is playing for the second time maybe the third time on the speakers in the bar..."

The Ugly Sweatshirt | Megan Savage

"We divvy up the shirts while your body is still there in the room. The hospice worker helps us. We need to know what you should wear when your body is sent away to the place where bodies go..."