Table of Contents
Introduction Yuka Igarashi, series editor xiii
Evangelina Concepcion Ani Cooney 3
From Epiphany
The Other Child David Kelly Lawrence 21
From The Threepenny Review
Summertime Mohit Manohar 31
From Michigan Quarterly Review
Cats vs. Cancer Valerie Hegarty 51
From New England Review
The Water Tower and the Turtle Kikuko Tsumura 75
Translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton from Granta
Failure to Thrive Willa C. Richards 93
From The Paris Review
Gauri Kalyanam Kristen Sahaana Surya 115
From The Rumpus
Dog Dreams Sena Moon 127
From Quarterly West
Bat Outta Hell Damitri Martinez 139
From Foglifter
Madam's Sister Mbozi Haimbe 163
From Grants
Don't go to Strangers Matthew Jeffrey Vegari 181
From ZYZIYVA
The Good, Good Men Shannon Sanders 205
From Puerto del Sol
About the Judges 225
About the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers 227
List of Participating Publications 229
Permissions 233