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A Working Theory of Stellar Collapse by Sam Miller Khaikin

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Mwela has a lot of theories. He tells you about them each night after dinner, after the fish fryers have cooled and the last of the ugali is scraped from the tabletops...

Do You Hear What I'm Saying? by Kori Waring

Do You Hear What I'm Saying? by Kori Waring

Imagine you've tried and failed to be a writer, and, your literary dreams up in smoke, you meet a nice man, and fall in love, and decide that if you aren't cut out to bring a unique work of art into the world, you might as well bring a unique human being into it.

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No Translation by Mona Awad

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No Translation by Mona Awad

I am letting you listen to Ahmed’s thoughts. It’s important that you know this, because he only speaks Arabic, he only thinks in Arabic, and that’s not a language you understand.

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Heisenberg by William Shih

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Heisenberg by William Shih

You make the first move, a vague email saying something to the effect that you’re around and bored, and if he’s free, you might be free, too.

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When You Cross the Border by Molly Greeley

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When You Cross the Border by Molly Greeley

When your mother refuses to talk to you after your marriage, you will turn to your husband and say, “She’ll come around to us in time.”

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