by Laura Furman
“The Mexican” first appeared in Epoch. Copyright © 2012 by George McCormick. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Sugarcane” first appeared in The Kenyon Review. Copyright © 2012 by Derek Palacio. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Sinkhole” first appeared in Ploughshares. Copyright © 2012 by Jamie Quatro. From I Want to Show You More. Copyright © 2013 by Jamie Quatro. Used by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“White Carnations” first appeared in Prairie Schooner. Copyright © 2012 by Polly Rosenwaike. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Visitor” first appeared in The Antioch Review. Copyright © 2011 by Asako Serizawa. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Two Opinions” first appeared in Epoch. Copyright © 2012 by Joan Silber. From Fools by Joan Silber. Copyright © 2013 by Joan Silber. Used by permission of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
“Pérou” first appeared in Epoch. Copyright © 2011 by Lily Tuck. Reprinted by permission of the author. From The House at Belle Fontaine: Stories by Lily Tuck. Copyright © 2013 by Lily Tuck. Used by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.