“Bat Outta Hell” by Damitri Martinez. First published in Foglifter 4, no. 1 (April, 2019). Copyright © Damitri Martinez. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Cats vs. Cancer” by Valerie Hegarty. First published in New England Review 40, no. 1 (March 2019). Copyright © Valerie Hegarty. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Dog Dreams” by Sena Moon. First published in Quarterly West, no. 97 (2019). Copyright © Sena Moon. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Don’t Go to Strangers” by Matthew Jeffrey Vegari. First published in ZYZZYVA 35, no. 115 (April 2019). Copyright © Matthew Jeffrey Vegari. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Evangelina Concepcion” by Ani Cooney. First published in Epiphany 15th Anniversary Issue (Spring/Summer 2019). Copyright © Ani Cooney. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Failure to Thrive” by Willa C. Richards. First published in The Paris Review no. 231 (Winter 2019). Copyright © Willa C. Richards. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Gauri Kalyanam” by Kristen Sahaana Surya. First published in The Rumpus (August 14, 2019). Copyright © Kristen Sahaana Surya. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Good, Good Men” by Shannon Sanders. First published in Puerto del Sol: Black Voices Series (March 12, 2019). Copyright © Shannon Sanders. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Madam’s Sister” by Mbozi Haimbe. First published in Granta (June 24, 2019). Copyright © Mbozi Haimbe. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Other Child” by David Kelly Lawrence. First published in The Threepenny Review 39, no. 4 (December 1, 2018–March 1, 2019). Copyright © David Kelly Lawrence. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Summertime” by Mohit Manohar. First published in Michigan Quarterly Review 58, no. 4 (Fall 2019). Copyright © Mohit Manohar. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Water Tower and the Turtle” by Kikuko Tsumura, translated by Polly Barton. First published in Granta (September 2, 2019). Copyright © Kikuko Tsumura.