Sadie Kaye — Excerpt: It was like all my phobias had decided to get together and have a child.
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Joe Couture — Excerpt: He was lying in bed eating shrimp-flavoured crackers when he got the call. His mother had finally died.
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Sayan Sarkar — Excerpt: I’ve learnt from experience that these little fur balls of chaos can be as loyal and loving as their canine counterparts.
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Sabyasachi Roy — Excerpt: The sanctuary is basically an avian Airbnb for the pied kingfisher’s hover-and-dive show to the lazy float of spot-billed pelicans.
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Abulqosim Mamarasulov, translated from the Uzbek by Ferangiz Zokirova — Excerpt: Habib woke early, as he always did. When he pushed open the window, the sharp, metallic scent of snow rushed into the hospital ward.
