American Short Fiction

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DONATEABOUTNEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE Search for:Main ContentThe Constellation ChallengeBy ASF EditorsThis November, American Short Fiction invites you on a journey to reach out to your chosen family and grow your constellation of influences. As part of a month-long postcard-writing challenge, we’ll share daily prompts from our honorees Jamaica Kincaid, C Pam Zhang, Selena Anderson, and Charlotte Gullick and invite you to send notes out into your universe and strengthen the invisible threads that connect us. The Constellation Challenge package includes a set of 28 limited-edition printed postcards, exclusive never-before-seen writing from established authors alongside up-and-coming voices, and a spot at the culminating celebratory “The Stars at Night: Constellations” virtual gathering in an immersive experience you don’t want to miss. You will emerge from this month changed—and by sharing your own stories, loves, and constellations, you will change the literary landscape, too.New Folktale About MyselfBy Lindsay VranizanI’m sweeping the floors one morning when I notice a gouge in the wood like a finger mark in cake icing. I cover it back up with the rug and resolve to sand it down, but a few days later I lift the rug again and see that the hole has widened, deepened. Now I can run two fingers through it. What’s more, it’s soft around the edges, wet to the touch. Hunched down over it on my knees, I feel suddenly as if I’m intruding on something, the embarrassment of watching an animal give birth, and so I cover it up once more, avoid it for days, even averting my eyes.The Invisible StringBy Charlotte GullickIn our bathroom, there’s a worn 3 5 notecard taped to the mirror that reads, “There’s an invisible string connecting me to you.” When my daughter, Hope, was five, we moved from Northern California to Austin, Texas because I had a new job as Chair of the Creative Writing Department at the community college.Swan of the GodsBy Selena AndersonBack in college, I unwisely took an introduction to astronomy class hoping I’d learn something mystical about the formation of stars, how they came to be named, even what secrets they could tell me about my future. The class, however, was much more interested in teaching us how to quantify the universe.The Very Last Time I Set Out to StargazeBy C Pam ZhangI’m in Joshua Tree, California, the very last time I set out to stargaze. I’ve come for the month of July to this hallucinogenic desertscape inland of Los Angeles, where my goal is to disconnect from daily life. Oneness with the universe and all that.The NorthBy Babak LakghomiMy uncle was driving us north, where the enemy planes hadn’t yet attacked. He took turns drinking from a bottle with the man sitting up front. My parents and I were squeezed in the back. My mother closed her eyes and held me close. My father kept biting his lips. “Drink up,” my uncle said, passing the bottle to my father. My father returned the bottle untouched.Primary SidebarIssue 71 Order Now!Our summer issue features new stories by Brandon Hobson, Melinda Moustakis, Patrick Nathan, Tracey Rose Peyton, Anne Valente, and Rachel Vogel.Subscribe today to receive the summer issue!The Stars at Night: ConstellationsBy ASF EditorsEach fall, the editors and staff of American Short Fiction host a grand celebration that recognizes literary excellence, extraordinary literary service, great teaching and mentorship, and a debut writer from Texas. ASF’s fifth annual showcase goes virtual this year on November 30, 2020, with a stellar program line-up of acclaimed authors, debuts, and community leaders in conversation about how we can stay connected in this time of distance through a shared love of literature.STORE Subscribe, buy back issues, T-shirts, totes, and more...

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