Short stories published in 2022
Listing 31 stories.
Like many other Australians, a twenty year old autistic woman is unfairly saddled with panic-inducing amount of debt by the government. She uses the revolutionary spirit of her ancestor to embolden her to action.
A well-intentioned, if naive, British cleric is eager to educate a West African village about the benevolent power of God. But as slavers encroach, he begins to question his purpose as well as his humanity.
A school janitor contends with a boiler that starts a deadly fire in an over-crowded and neglected elementary school.
Clea vists her grandmother's seaside estate that was stolen from her by an ex-lover.
A researcher delves into the story of a small town ravaged by unusual violence. When tigers massacred the townspeople and hoards of children disappeared into the woods — never to be seen again — the survivors of the event and the generations that came after seek answers and reflect on their history, as well as the prevalence of tigers in their culture and mythology.
A family, bereaved at the tragic loss of their daughter, founds and runs a camp in her name—and with her settlement money.
A mother takes her daughter to hide in Costa Rica after her husband is murdered. Meanwhile, a cop with psychic powers pursues them.
A man flies back to the country of his birth and reckons with people and places he longer seems to know.
In 1950s New York, a world-renowned female pianist develops a mysterious condition that leaves her unable to play. Forced to confront her unhappiness, she decides to rent a studio at Carnegie Hall to sort out her failing marriage and career.
A writer thinks about the not-so-fine moments of his career right before an exposé about his inappropriate conduct toward various women goes live.