Besides the stories featured in our print magazine, we also publish an original short story online every Sunday.
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A chief neurosurgery resident marks the incision—literally a question mark—then faces an aneurysm rupture mid-operation while his wife goes into labour.
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A wedding reception conversation between two strangers drifts from polite small talk into genuine connection—awkwardness as foreplay, curiosity as momentum.
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A day at the playground turns—small social misfires, a lost child, then a spiral at home—as a son tries to keep his daughter safe while his father’s world breaks apart.
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One tattoo. One smile. A whole chain of assumptions—and the biology underneath them.
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Summer has its own calendar and one ritual that turns into a warning.
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In the frozen quiet of Friesland, a farmer waits for the canals to harden — and for his son to return.
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The Broken Carnival is a hallucinatory tale of college reunions, hustles, and the fragile search for love and meaning.
The Unseen Battle Within is a memoir of masking, late-diagnosed autism and ADHD, and the hidden costs of love and belonging.
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A young man’s trip to San Francisco becomes a journey of painful self-discovery, confronting identity, desire, and religious conditioning.
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An understated exploration of grief, love, and memory.
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A dark comedic and philosophical exploration of domestic life, aging, and the absurdity of human existence.
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Amidst unfamiliar streets and wary faces, the echo of past grievances resonates deeper than the laughter of reunion.
In a world where hope seems just out of reach, Jeff’s journey is a poignant reminder of the strength found at the intersection of personal struggle and societal change.
It can often be said that one of the most dangerous characteristics a parent can possess is an unswerving belief in a particular vision for their child’s future.