Marriage | Gail Hosking

"A real story doubling back, like a mule finding its way down the Grand Canyon with blind confidence as it circles that abyss..."

Schrödinger’s Saint | Sean Davis

"He called me Jacob and said I should look into Brownian Motion because there's a metaphor there that could be used, a metaphor for life..."

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 Juniper Tree, in Three Attempts | Rosalie Morales Kearns

"Q: Whose head was severed from its body in that large, pleasant house? A: My brother’s head was severed from its body..."

In the Beginning | Peg Alford Pursell

"Her father likes to tell the story of her beginning, as a blue baby. She has heard it two times before, a memorable magnitude when it comes to her taciturn father..."

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..."