The boy made of water doesn’t answer the door when the neighbors come knocking. He’s lived alone for a long time now, and people frighten him. He has seen their cars come up the winding drive, has heard their voices at the door. His mother is the woman who made him. She was a mad … Continue reading A Soft Heart by Cathy Ulrich
Benicio Armando Solis set aside the noose he was weaving when the severed hand washed ashore. Benicio had been exiled to one of the outer islands of Rubio for longer than he could remember, penance for a crime of passion he was indeed guilty of committing. For the first several years he tried everything to … Continue reading The Hand that Washed Ashore by Kurt Newton
“Naflah is very beautiful,” Father says as he guides Fazil into the majlis. “Much more beautiful than the first sister. Come and see.” Fazil enters the room, followed by his three wives. He is tall and smug, a picture of self-righteousness and power. He wears robes purchased with our dead sister’s gold; he demands coffee … Continue reading Diprosopus by Christina Dalcher
“This is a story of a little girl who lived in the arctic territories. Under the northern lights and on the land of the midnight sun, she found her passion for art and was taught how to use a paintbrush. But feeling no emotional connection to the snow or to the cold, the hands of destiny gradually guided … Continue reading Trisha Oldfield, Artist Profile