Translated from the original Chinese by Jianan Qian and Alyssa Asquith The old men liked to say that our village was our world. I couldn’t accept this, and from the beginning, I felt that I…
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The Museum of Palpable Art
I decided to give the Museum of Palpable Art one last go before I gave it up as a bad job. The first two times had been busts, plain and simple. And when I had…
The Line Cutter
A rodman at the far end. A transitman behind. She has them where she wants them, too far apart for brainless prattle, the joking at her expense. She works her way forward, toward the red…
Listen: “A Little Faith, Man” by Michał Nowak
Michał Nowak reads his short story, “A Little Faith, Man,” from the Labor issue. For the week of May 1-7 we’re offering a free pdf of the entire issue, available here. Listen now: Michał Nowak…
Corridors by Ken Brosky
Had she spoken too harshly? Had she accidentally told him to map pugmarks, or misspoken? No, don’t do that, she told herself. Don’t let him gaslight you.