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Category: FICTION

  • New Faces*

    Mark brought the steaming coffee closer to his face, cupping both hands around the warm ceramic. Rubbing his thumb absentmindedly across the chipped edge, he stared through the steam and imagined a slightly different world on the other side.  Many worlds. He’d first read about it in high school, probably. Dismissed it at the time…

  • Primrose Road

    The smell hit Emily through her mask, before she even walked through the sliding glass door and into the living room. Chanel No5 and urine. “Mixing memory and desire,” she thought to herself, remembering a poem she’d learned in college, and suppressed a laugh. She shifted Bella up a bit higher on her hip. Bella…

  • When Your Train Comes In

    ARRIVING 17:45 RJ TRAIN TO BRNO, said his text. LOVE YOU. “When your train comes in, I’ll be standing on the platform,” I texted back. I didn’t want to sound overly eager, but I felt like a part of me was missing when he was gone. It was the first time we’d been apart for…

  • The True Cost*

    The ready-made garments sector in Bangladesh has grown into a $20 billion business that accounts for nearly 80% of the country’s exports. The industry has created four million jobs, most of which are for women. This industry has helped millions of young girls from poor families break out of a life of grinding poverty. Asha…