Side A Hybrid Piece: “Early People” by Jeffrey Hermann

Early People Early people looked at stars and just had no idea. Then someone had an idea. They drew it … More

The Future: “The Buddha Who Couldn’t Feel & The Fish on the Floor,” a flash by Emily Lu

The Buddha Who Couldn’t Feel & The Fish on the Floor You were the buddha who couldn’t feel. They carved … More

Husband-Safe Carolina didn’t know when the pain began, but one day she bit into a cracker, and it arrived like … More

Olive Gabardine Every night I’d go home and complain to my wife about him—how he could never count out the … More

What Would You Say? I sent flowers. There was this card too, but I’ll get to that. My initial thought … More

Another Life In another life, I am married to a Japanese man who was born in Toyko. “Moshi moshi,” he … More

Just a Letter in the Mailbox My niece wants me to write a love letter to her father. They are … More

The Woman of His Dreams He’ll meet her when he’s sleeping in the right bed. He’s planned out what to … More

Bounty Marian’s halfway through her beginner Peloton class when she hears her husband, Luke, scream—What the hell? She slows her … More

The Lamp Echo’s kids asked what secrets the lamp told. She didn’t answer, just stared at the bulb, lit to … More

Pennies on Train Tracks You taught me to lay pennies on tracks to get flattened. Smooth brown ovals we stowed … More

Causality When my placid younger brother scalded himself on his sixth birthday, the first time he ever cried, my mother … More