Lazarus

by Dariana Alvarez Herrera

“I felt complete shock run through my body when I saw Papá walk in through the door…”

Boardwalk 452

by Maggie Felisberto

“The only person who had ever believed in the reach of Fia’s luck was her Uncle Drew…”

Palos Verdes Blues

by Katherine May

“Samantha switched on the bedside lamp and watched Laura slip from between the sheets…”

Audubon

by Savannah S. Miller

“He laid low. That’s what one of the other inmates had told him that day at lunch…”

Bill Gates Wants to Take You to America

by Jennifer Riggan

“Teacher Kiflom walked across the school compound, the dust raising clouds around his feet but never settling on his glistening shoes…”

In Search of Death

by Ashwini Shenoy

“‘This is the elixir of your life, my child. Drink quickly,'” Dai Ma whispered as she tipped two spoonfuls from the black pot into my mouth…”