Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.
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Mosh Pit
Tim Frank — Excerpt: Humbled, it occurs to Mylene, nobody likes Tchaikovsky or even classical music—not anymore.
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‘The Bathroom Singer,’ ‘A Masterclass on How to Make Your Friend Pay at a Restaurant,’ ‘The Astrologer’ and ‘Waking Up’
Shamik Banerjee — Excerpt: Also, Saturn in the fifth / House indicates a joyless life. Her sign’s / Aquarius: eccentric; full of pride.
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Itchy Head Man
Eli S. Evans — Excerpt: Once upon a time, there was a man who couldn’t stop thinking about something.
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A Spy of a Certain Age
Nina Miller — Excerpt: In the spy business, only the very sexy or the extremely invisible can get prized intel. Ask me how I know.