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Trista in Duplicate

by John Better Armella (tr. Michelle Mirabella) Firmament, 2022 “Trista in Duplicate” is reminiscent of Borges with a touch of Poe and a nod to Kafka when Better references his contemporary retelling of Metamorphosis, “Kafka Knocks at the Door,” published in 2020 by Your Impossible…

Chess Piece

by Natalia García Freire (tr. Michelle Mirabella) The Arkansas International, 2022 Using elements of the fantastic, the story creates this moment of hesitation between belief and disbelief providing a glimpse into a relationship—the one between the characters, but also the relationship between body and mind.

Birds

by John Better (tr. Michelle Mirabella) Latin American Literature Today, 2020 "Birds” embraces brevity, moving through a complete story arc in just 407 words. In this flash fiction piece, the form and content work together to display the ephemeral nature of existence. An exploration of…

Kafka Knocks at the Door

by John Better (tr. Michelle Mirabella) Your Impossible Voice, 2020 “Kafka Knocks at the Door” is a contemporary retelling of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis with a gesture to Gabriel García Márquez. Virtual reading featured by YIV Read Now