J.M. Coetzee vs. English

Carey Baraka 6/26/25 Carey Baraka 6/26/25

J.M. Coetzee vs. English

A review of Speaking in Tongues.

Nishant Jain 6/24/25 Nishant Jain 6/24/25

Drawing Rohan

What the iPhone can’t capture.

Morten Høi Jensen 6/19/25 Morten Høi Jensen 6/19/25

What Does Greenland Mean to Denmark?

Trump and the 800,000-square-mile island many Danes would prefer to forget.

Valérie Mréjen (Tr. Katie Assef) 6/17/25 Valérie Mréjen (Tr. Katie Assef) 6/17/25

“Hello Sweetheart”

“I’m happy that you called, ah, you see, it’s nice when you remember.”

Marzio Mian (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 6/12/25 Marzio Mian (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 6/12/25

The Trump Family’s Island of Dreams

A new resort on the remote Albanian island of Sazan promises “high-end luxury.”

Amir Ahmadi Arian 6/10/25 Amir Ahmadi Arian 6/10/25

The Bump

Proximity to war and minefields left a scar. Will I pass it on to my son?

Allan de Abreu (Tr. Jessica Sequeira) 6/3/25 Allan de Abreu (Tr. Jessica Sequeira) 6/3/25

Brazil’s Trafficked Babies

Why is it so easy to take an infant out of the country?

Ophélie Loubat (Tr. Esther King) 6/3/25 Ophélie Loubat (Tr. Esther King) 6/3/25

“One Fewer Burden”

The choice to become a mother alone.

And Then They Saw the Minotaur’s Daughter

Eva Luka (Tr. James Sutherland-Smith) 6/3/25 Eva Luka (Tr. James Sutherland-Smith) 6/3/25

And Then They Saw the Minotaur’s Daughter

“Neither cheerful / nor even sad, she just stared into space.”

The Dial 6/3/25 The Dial 6/3/25

Editors’ Note

Issue 29: Fathers

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