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Fiction

Photo-illustration by Oliver Munday. Sources: GHI Vintage / …

She Who Remembers

A short story
- Jesmyn Ward
- November 2023 Issue
Molly Matalon for The Atlantic

The Atlantic Presents: SHORTER STORIES

Six stories from a thrilling array of voices
- Oliver Munday
- August 28, 2023
Illustration by Lili Wood

The Comebacker

A short story
- Dave Eggers
- September 2023 Issue
Sarah Van Rij and David van der Leeuw …

The Posting

A short story
- Sara Freeman
- June 27, 2023
Late-Night-Radio Talk-Show Host Tells All

A short story
- Cynthia Ozick
- May 29, 2023
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The Renovation

A short story
- Kenan Orhan
- April 27, 2023
Katherine Lam

Second Life

A story
- Mona Simpson
- April 2023 Issue
Thomas Prior

The Third Law of Magic

A short story
- Ben Okri
- March 2023 Issue
Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic; Getty

Background

A short story
- Elaine Hsieh Chou
- January 30, 2023
Photography by Lauren Coleman for The Atlantic

The Generation

A short story
- Hernan Diaz
- November 27, 2022
Photo-illustration by Oliver Munday

Getting Up

A short story
- Oliver Munday
- November 2022 Issue
Gareth Phillips

Hill Station

A short story
- Madhuri Vijay
- September 28, 2022
Photograph by Katie Martin / The Atlantic

The Atlantic Presents: Shorter Stories

Fiction is often described as a mirror through which we see the world. What happens when a shard of glass must tell the entire story?
- Oliver Munday
- August 22, 2022
Nick Drnaso

Acting Class

A short story
- Nick Drnaso
- July 29, 2022
Illustration by Ricardo Tomás. Sources: Michael Ochs Archives …

A Substitution

A short story
- Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
- June 21, 2022
Dadu Shin

Office Hours

A short story
- Ling Ma
- May 16, 2022
Oliver Munday / The Atlantic

The Boy

A short story
- Keith Ridgway
- April 18, 2022
Nora Hollstein / Connected Archives; Stefan Dotter / …

Cromer

A short story
- Paul Yoon
- April 2022 Issue
Ilan Rubin / Trunk Archive

The Armpits of White Boys

A short story
- hurmat kazmi
- December 2021 Issue
Paul Spella / The Atlantic

The Missing Limousine

A short story
- Sanjena Sathian
- September 28, 2021

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