November 17, 2025
Protected: Why We Chose It: “My Terminator” by Elaine Bleakney
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April 18, 2025
Why We Chose It: Excerpt From “I Would Know You Anywhere” by Elisabeth Plumlee-Watson
Excerpt From I Would Know You Anywhere appears in the Winter 2025 issue of The Kenyon Review. I’m no gardener. Even living in the UK, where they’ve raised gardening to […]
March 12, 2025
Why We Chose It: “I Do Not Know Lucy Ives”
I Do Not Know Lucy Ives appears in the Winter 2025 issue of The Kenyon Review. Sam Bodrojan’s review of Lucy Ives’s essay collection An Image of My Name Enters […]
June 11, 2024
Why We Chose It: “Grief Lessons” by Sabrina Helen Li
“Grief Lessons” by Sabrina Helen Li appears in the Summer 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. Most people shy away from the topic of death—I have noticed that when I […]
May 29, 2024
Why We Chose It: “月” by Chengru He
Chengru He’s “月” appears in the Spring 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. The contemplative, spacious, and deliberative trajectory of Chengru He’s poem “月” captures the reader’s attention from the very […]
May 26, 2024
Why We Chose It: “Investigation” Series by Kimberly Grey
Kimberly Grey’s “Investigation 46,” “Investigation 17,” “Investigation 15,” “Investigation 12,” “Investigation 9,” and “Investigation 3” appear in the Spring 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. It’s a touching moment in […]
March 26, 2024
Why We Chose It: “The Picture Pines” by Christine Imperial
An excerpt from “The Picture Pines” by Christine Imperial appears in the Spring 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. Colonialism is not possible without image, without the vision to remake […]
January 30, 2024
Why We Chose It: “Where Are the Littles?” by Kathlene Postma
“Where Are the Littles?” by Kathlene Postma appears in the Winter 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. What do we imagine when we imagine the end of the world? What […]
January 8, 2024
Why We Chose It: “Prolonged Exposure” by Lacey Jones
“Prolonged Exposure” by Lacey Jones appears in the Winter 2024 issue of The Kenyon Review. Lacey Jones’s “Prolonged Exposure”begins with a descent into hell. Samantha commutes downhill for twenty minutes, […]
November 15, 2023
Why We Chose It: “Thunderhead” by Gregory Spatz
“Thunderhead” by Gregory Spatz appears in the Fall 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Set on a dairy farm in the height of summer, “Thunderhead” by Gregory Spatz begins ominously, […]
September 25, 2023
Why We Chose It: “Our House”
“Our House” by Elvis Bego appears in the Fall 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Some stories feel inevitable. Others shatter the way you see the world. It’s a rare […]
June 26, 2023
Why We Chose It: “All’s Well”
“All’s Well” by Margaret LaFleur appears in the Summer 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Short stories are not, on the whole, a particularly cheerful genre. I have participated in […]