The Kaleidoscope | Katie Curran

"I heard that boy had run away, yes, run away, with something dangerous, yes, dangerous, I said, he was last spotted round this corner, this very one, yes, he had an instrument under his arm, what Jimmy called: a kaleidoscope."

Bodies in the Storm | Lerato Ramodike

"Abdullah thinks of the olive tree growing in the backyard that he used to have. How, a week after the airstrike, his wife had gone back to search for an olive to plant. She found that the entire tree had burned down. She wept as though she had lost a son..."

Variations on Three Fables by Aesop | Lillie Franks

"One winter the grasshopper came to the anthill and begged for food. The ants refused for personal reasons, and that was their affair. The grasshopper decided to grow weaker and die, alone, in the cold, and that was its affair..."

[what does not belong to you] | Juliana Wnuk

"Many berries had fallen off the branches, and I crushed a few under my knees when I knelt. Sitting low, I could see inside more clearly. There were stains. Blueberry girl had blue in her and on her..."

Time Animal | Emelia Steenekamp

"Then comes a high-numbered day in the cold season when something happens, e.g. the sound of a digital bell saying it is time for mothers. Soft handbags and heads of hair pouring in through the door..."

The Memory Game | Franki Haber

"The Rules of the Game: If you follow these rules, no harm can come to you. It is important to remember these rules. This game relies on your memory. How much can you remember?"