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Falling into the Culture of In-Between

First Place — Being Asian never really bothered me, until the 2nd grade. From the crayon box, sharp and unused, I picked out a peach color

Second Place — Lydia had noticed that her bruises were shaped in the form of butterflies. When her husband beat her, they flew...

Third Place — In a town along the ocean, full of people as beaten and weary as its shore, is a girl born from the sea

First Place — San lived in a strawberry. It was a large strawberry, plump with a spongy outer skin and as grand as a boulder

Second Place — The doorbell trills, ding-ding-ding, and then the door is open and Dee is pulling me inside her apartment.

Third Place — After a full minute of laughing and wheezing James blurts, “She didn’t even get the slur right

We’re pleased to share an excerpt of Brad Kessler’s latest novel, North, in anticipation of his conversation...

Fiction has the power to help us understand one another. As readers, we may take comfort in storytelling that reflects our own experiences...

First Place — It had the makings of a quiet summer. We strapped pink wings to our shoulders and dove headfirst into blue...

Second Place — Dear Mama, I find it difficult to keep track of the days without my regular routine. I no longer feed pigeons...