Constantinople’s Jacket
In “Constantinople’s Jacket,” Álvaro Enrigue turns corporate certification into a sharp, absurd and brutal satire of workplace obedience. Translated by ...
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Company of Men
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Constantinople’s Jacket
In “Constantinople’s Jacket,” Álvaro Enrigue turns corporate certification into a sharp, absurd and brutal satire of workplace obedience. Translated by Diego Gómez Pickering, the story ... -
The Nest
On the sensitivities and cruel memories of youth.
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Pigeon
On a London Underground journey home from a clinic, a young woman sits beside her mother, caught between exhaustion, memory and the threat of being ...
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Experience the evocative poetry of Natalia Toledo, presented in Zapotec, Spanish, and English. These poems explore themes of boundaries, migration, ... -
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In this week’s podcast, A.N.Brassky reads “Please Confirm You Are Not in Beast Mode”, a psychological science fiction where Chris ... -
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In this week’s podcast, Lorna Wood reads “The Big Dream”, a homage to Raymond Chandler, in which the author assimilates elements ... -
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“Becca”, a short piece of fiction revolving around a sales pitch for an unusual new type of life jacket. ... -
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This week on Litro Lab is Marcy Henry’s “Pantone 213U”. Moving toward natural scenes in the American South West, the ... -
Robert Lloyd Parry brings M. R. James’ ghost stories to the stage
This week on Litro Lab, actor Greg Page reads a story that appeared in our Sex-themed issue in February. “The ...