Fiction

  • Protestors dressed as zombies in Slovenia. Photo by Jumpin' Jack/Flickr

    Day of the Living Dead

    August 19, 2014 Miha Mazzini
    Slovene protestors dressed as zombies. Photo by Jumpin' Jack/FlickrWith political elites in power who, many claim, were out of touch with the people, the small, Adriatic country…
  • 32 by Sahar Mandour

    Hayat (an excerpt from 32)

    August 14, 2014 Sahar Mandour
    A best-seller at the 2010 Arab Book Fair in Beirut, 32 follows the life of a young woman in her thirties, her four female friends, and a Sri Lankan domestic worker. The book sheds light o…
  • Bench by a bay. Photo by Julie Skarwecki/Flickr

    Visting the Master

    July 21, 2014 Patricio Pron
    Photo by Julie Skarwecki/FlickrWhat are masters for? Isn’t the relationship between master and disciple one of those relationships whose very existence depends on it never being…
  • Yellow Tulips

    The Woman in the Bar

    July 1, 2014 Naja Marie Aidt
    Photo by Laura Taylor/FlickrI didn’t see her come in, but suddenly she’s there. She’s walking on the polished floor in her heavy boots. She’s long-legged. That’s the first thing I notice. It’s Saturda…

  • Ira Glass reading “Suddenly, A Knock on the Door” by Etgar Keret

    September 10, 2012 Jen Rickard Blair
    As a special treat this Monday, we're delighted to share a clip from the audiobook of Israeli author Etgar Keret's newest collection of short stories, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. Ira…