The Crane Wife
On calling off a wedding, and studying whooping cranes.
Relationships
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Give Me a Love Song"
Scenes and thoughts from an affair.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Lawrence of Arabia"
An unexpected visitor—a camel—helps a woman cope with personal and political turmoil.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Pergola"
A depressed man attempts a home improvement project.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "What Do You See In Her?"
A painting ignites complex jealousy.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Hex"
The aftermath of divorcing a witch.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "An Extravaganza in Two Acts"
An arrangement of convenience in early 20th century Alaska.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Mucci"
A European vacation, a quietly crumbling marriage.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Five Stages of Writing a Story"
A father's death, the nature of stories.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "My Old College Friend"
Past and present intermingle in various meetings and revelations with an old friend.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Actor"
Encounters and interactions with a semi-famous star.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Exact Same Prize" (reprint)
A Longform Fiction reprint: The complexities of a grandmother's wish to die.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "A Flawless Silence"
A Chinese-American woman's past and present collide.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Bespoke"
The pros and cons of computerized boyfriend models; reposted in honor of the late fabulist Zachary Doss.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Whiskey & Ribbons [Excerpt]"
Family dynamics both real and imagined.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Love Story In a Movie Theater Where a Loud Man is Smoking a Cigarette"
A theater as the scene of escalating events.
The Breakup Museum
Strangers want their past relationships witnessed, and other strangers come to Zagreb to witness them.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Suggestible Hauntings"
The lives of professional haunters.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Basement Miracles"
Observations from an AA meeting.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Bespoke"
The pros and cons of computerized boyfriend models.
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: "Most Die Young"
A search for meaning through academics, cultural studies, and terrorism.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Cyber Monday"
Product descriptions propel a complex relationship narrative.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Just Visiting"
An American wife's keen unhappiness on her European honeymoon.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Whale"
A whale permeates a series of culture clashes.
