GONE TO BABYLAND Bethany Bruno

“The sea does not stop. It keeps roaring, relentless, guilty and loud, drowning out every human sound.”

NEWTON’S ORBIT Tarik James Ghiradella 

“Instead, she said: “It’s drifting, isn’t it? You can see it but you can’t stop it.”

He froze. He hadn’t told her. She couldn’t know.“

THE COMPANY Tayler Elise

“The Company at its core is an adult daycare; we talk members through their bad days, we clean up their messes, we build charcuterie boards for snack time.”

SOMEWHERE, FILED AWAY Catherine Shukle

“Her body offered up because she thought it was all she had to give him. And then, just like that, it was gone.”