Temporary Suspension
by Garima Chhikara
On her way home, Tanya is thirty thousand feet above the ground, heading toward a place that feels more like a layover than a destination. For now, she hangs in suspension, the aircraft’s frosty silence swallowing the static in her head.
In our weekend reading: an interview with Lex Walton, recommended books in translation, and more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Dorothy Tse and Drew Buxton, thoughts on M. John Harrison’s new book, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Gina Tron’s memoir, new writing by Ed Park, and more.
Some horror stories play on primal fears and anxieties; others work by creating monsters so unsettling the reader will have no choice but to flinch. David Simmons’s stories often pursue a third path: creating a profound sense of a world where nearly everything has gone wrong, like a trap door carved in morality that you can’t avoid.
In our morning reading: an interview with Katie Yee, used bookstores and AI companies, and more.
Representatives of Future Money
by Perry Genovesi
Emma made it through two sets of security scanners. She set on her game face before meeting Mr. Barnaby. Then they were strolling through the verdant walkways of Collegiate Gothic towers, clean brick, and lush pine.
In our weekend reading: thoughts on music history by Stephanie Phillips, new writing by Maris Kreizman, and more.