5 posts tagged ‘Magazine / Fiction’
“Prophecy,” by Kanak Kapur
The New Yorker,
First, they would consult the family astrologer, he said, and only if the man approved of the match would Dev be allowed to go through with the proposal.
“Chance the Cat,” by David Means
What matters is that a few weeks later the two of them found him on the corner of Fifty-third and Woodlawn, a street cat with matted black fur and a smear of white.
“The Good Denis,” by Marie NDiaye
Those words would often return to my confused mother’s tongue: Denis had treated me “like his own daughter.”
“Incoming,” by Teju Cole
Some of us would be captured. Some might even be killed. But not all of us could be captured or killed.
“Beauty Contest,” by Yoko Ogawa
I am not generally interested in my own appearance; nor do I care much about the appearance of others.