This winter, we are publishing The Many Lives of Atlas A, a collection of your finest short stories where the main character or a supporting character of your story is one Atlas A. Submissions open on July 1, 2025.
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Flower
Zary Fekete — Excerpt: Once, on a Saturday, Istvan took the tram to its end stop and he wandered up and down the streets of small houses, not to find her, not exactly, but to imagine.
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Richie Jay
Muheez Olawale — Excerpt: After Jimi garbs himself in the chosen clothes and ornaments, he splashes some cologne all over him. Looking expensive equals zero if he doesn’t smell expensive.
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Cruel Sentimentalism
Anna Nguyen — Excerpt: I remember reading on the forums how Maggie betrayed her fans in China. Because she married a white man.
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Worship in Nature
Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: A friend who currently lives in Ishikawa, Japan, brought me to one of her favourite local spots — Natadera, a temple that embraces and worships nature.