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Minoru Ozawa: Haiku
A ghost! / Just a knot / on the bathroom wallFrom the black depths / of the toilet bowl / a ghost emergesA woman stands transfixed / before the… More
The Last Patriarch
The son’s daughterI was born on cue, although some say I came too early, timing that destroyed the family and provoked one of those upsets that pursues you throughout… More
Bluebeard in Latex
"It's the damndest caseof Bluebeard Syndrome I’ve ever seen.”Detective Spellacy lit a cigarette and stared at the police psychologist for a beat through an acrid haze of blue smoke.… More
PEN Appeal: Armando José Chicoca
April 15, 2011 Dr. João Maria Moreira de Sousa Procurator General of the Republic Procurador Geral da República Procuradoria Geral da República Rua 17 Setembro Luanda República de Angola Fax: + 244 222 333 170… More
Reporter Armando José Chicoca Released
On April 6, 2011, reporter Armando José Chicoca, who was sentenced to one year in prison and a heavy fine on defamation charges on March 3, was released on… More
Beauty Salon
A few years ago my interest in aquariums led me to decorate my beauty salon with colored fish. Now that the salon has become the Terminal, where people who… More
Ludovic Debeurme: Lucille
The following is an excerpt from Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme, a 2011 PEN World Voices Festival participant.LucilleExcerpted from Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme. Copyright © 2011 by Ludovic Debeurme. All rights… More
The Red Room: Stories of Trauma in Contemporary Korea
Two little girls with short hair that’s cut straight across the back sit in the yard, heads touching, peering intently at the ground. They’re trying to catch ants. If… More
War and Peace
In Fall 2000, I was beginning my second year of teaching in South Los Angeles. I was pumped up. Even though I am a White girl who grew up… More
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