Fiction Pick of the Week: "Chemistry"
After moving back home, a woman reconnects with a childhood crush.
2010s
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Shrimpmonger's House"
A cast of characters move in and out of a shrimpmonger's house; an excerpt from a 1951 novella by a writer dubbed 'The Turkish Chekov.'
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Beneath the Atlas"
A story of maps, travels, and (un)couplings.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Hamlet, Claudia, Zanzibar"
A young mother and child, secluded in an apartment, face dangerous outside forces.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Sex Trade"
An examination of race, sex, and visible secrets.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Waitress"
The personal and professional troubles of a Detroit waitress.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Book of Joan [Excerpt]"
Transformed bodies on a transformed earth.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Say, She Toy"
A black android faces horrible human racism, sexual assault and realities; NSFW.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Wade Boggs"
A father and son bond over baseball and deceptions.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "What to Do About the Solomons"
In an excerpt from the author's debut novel, LAPD officers search an affluent couple's home.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Signal"
A mystery unfolds in an English mansion.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Siege"
The violent history of a city.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Exist West [Excerpt]"
An excerpt from Hamid's latest novel: a man and a woman caught in between escape and uncertainty.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Clippers"
A near future with racial voting restrictions and questionnaires.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "She Lit a Fire"
A father tries to bond with his transgender child.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Bob and Dave"
While on a flight, a student alternates between his seatmate's conversations and his own painful memories.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Island"
A man tries to unveil a lover's potential mystery.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Sell"
Shady security dealings in Iran.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Stop procrastinating and start your own food business"
Capitalism, self-identity, and fraudulent projections.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Oracle of Exit 24"
In the midst of devastation, a couple seeks answers from a mysterious figure.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "No One Fought Back Then"
A cabbie and a passenger discuss Chinese economics and generational gaps.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Outside Kandahar"
A man cares for his ex's mentally unstable brother.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Most Die Young"
A search for meaning through academics, cultural studies, and terrorism.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Angry Signatures"
An investigation into prophetic dreams.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Love Stories"
A winding search for love through drink, power, and fear.
