February 11, 2025
Djinni Down the Road
The Kenyon Review · “Djinni Down the Road” by vivian panah-izadi It’s three o’clock in the afternoon on the winding, snow-covered road that connects the small village of Darband, the […]
February 11, 2025
from Eternity and the Dreamer
My seat is in its upright position. My seat belt securely fastened. My life vest under my seat. My seat cushion, a flotation device. My traveler’s notebook, poised. There’s no […]
February 4, 2025
Lo Que Llaman
A ver — there’s something. When you’re low to the ground, that’s where he lives. If you lift a rock, you will find him. That’s what they say. Es lo que dicen. […]
February 4, 2025
Geopolitical Implications After Stone Fruit Season
The Kenyon Review · “Geopolitical Implications After Stone Fruit Season” by Jane Wang I. The apricot tart was out of season, she told me. The bakery no longer had apricots […]
February 4, 2025
Spider Fight
The Kenyon Review · “Spider Fight” by E. E. Hussey My lola once told me that the whispers/gossip/secrets/wishes of my ancestors were housed on the tip of a snake’s tongue. […]
February 4, 2025
From “I Would Know You Anywhere”
The gardener rushes, slamming doors behind her to hold warmth in the few places it’s caught: in the house, in the garage. Sometimes a gust of wind rushes in at […]
October 9, 2024
Caídas
The Kenyon Review · Caidas by Jared Lemus There’s been this American tourist recently, leaving empty water bottles and candy wrappers strewn about the gravel-covered dirt parking lot. Sergio has […]
October 9, 2024
Daughter
The Kenyon Review · “Daughter” by Na Zhong Getting off the subway, Du was making his way toward the staircase when something warm and soft slipped into his hand. It […]
October 9, 2024
Italy
Italy was always reading a book. Sometimes we lay in the grass, and I rested my head on her legs, and her hair brushed my face, and she read me […]
October 9, 2024
The Wife
She knew, before Modajo ran to the house, that he was dead. How it had happened was what she wanted to know. Modajo rambled, too focused on theatrics, things that […]
October 9, 2024
Eruv
The Kenyon Review · “Eruv” by Madeleine Stein He gave up driving, willingly, and they were able, being the leaseholders, to rent out the narrow space alongside the garbage cans […]
October 9, 2024
Dinosaurs!: An Introduction
Several stories above New York’s most fabulous fish restaurant, Mitzi served me spaghetti pomodoro. It was a gray winter day, but the light in the loft was warm, almost summery. […]