APPLIANCES BY JACKSON REZEN 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 126

“Hey I got you this.” He reached into his bag and pulled out the can opener. Sonya took the can opener and laughed. “Of course. Thank you. It is so fancy looking.”

A LONG NIGHT BY KARANBIR SINGH M 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 126

She couldn’t reach her story directly, which is why she started from the history of everything. We lived in a small happy village next to this river.

LINEAR FOREIGN BODY BY MORGAN ROSE-MARIE 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 126

You’re back at the clinic for the second time in a day. You’ve lost count of how many times you’ve been here over the last month. You wish you’d never stepped foot here.

CAT ON A LEASH BY BEN UMAYAM 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 126

This man had to be standing in her begonias. As she looked out at him, she saw he had a cat on a leash. And he had his camera out. And he appeared to be taking pictures. Of her in the bathroom.