Do You Hear What I'm Saying? by Kori Waring

Do You Hear What I'm Saying? by Kori Waring

Imagine you've tried and failed to be a writer, and, your literary dreams up in smoke, you meet a nice man, and fall in love, and decide that if you aren't cut out to bring a unique work of art into the world, you might as well bring a unique human being into it.

Safe, Somewhere by Baird Harper

Safe, Somewhere by Baird Harper

Legend had it, if you left your truck running in the alley behind the Thunderbird Motel, laid a ten-dollar bill on the front desk, and asked the clerk for a cherry donut, a woman would appear and take you to her room.

Martha and Other Anomalies by Kerrin Piché Serna

Martha and Other Anomalies by Kerrin Piché Serna

The pineapple was flying! It paused at the pinnacle of its arc, weightless, and then began its descent—slow, sinking, faster, faster—finally landing with a thump into the tall grass beside the road.