Guardian Angel

translated by Serge Clause Kevin was driving home from the city to his small two-story cottage, located in one of the suburbs. City skyscrapers,…


My Nose Fell Off This Morning

When I was eating, it fell off into my cereal. Splash. Milk spilled all over the table. This wasn’t all that odd. It happens this about every other…


Nainsook

“Clamp your fabrics! Keep ‘em taut! No wrinkles! No waste!” Charlie imagines a steam whistle blaring as he mumbles. His scissors cut away excess…


Gross-Breesen, Part 1

FADE IN: TITLE: 1996. BUENOS AIRES INT. APARTMENT-DAY OTTO, elderly, but still hale and muscular, and his wife, GRETA, are bustling around packing…


Operation: Bob Marley

There is one thing I love more than pussy, and that is weed. Therefore, I was understandably excited when my supervisor told me I would be going…


Season’s the Reasons

I’m going to fly south for the winter. These were the last words she said to me. I don’t know what she meant by south. I guess south means down,…


Asabi

Olamide, a lanky and dark-skinned young man, son of Chief Olawale, one of the chiefs of Amuloko village, stands beside an iroko tree in the tar…


The Outsider

There was always something strange about Tommy. He never spoke to anyone, and he always played outside alone. Nobody really knew where he came from.…


Transcendence

Three things to consider: You can learn a lot about a person by looking at their teeth. Some people are slobs and let their teeth rot; others are…


Disappearances at Dr. Snow’s

A large, rundown Victorian house sits on the corner of Fourth Street and 30th Avenue in Bennington, Vermont; you can’t miss it. It is owned by Dr.…