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Short Stories from Panama

August 2018

In this feature, guest edited by Pamela Carmell and Christina Vega-Westhoff, we present new fiction from Panama.

Journey to Panama

By Pamela Carmell & Christina Vega-Westhoff

These stories are cautionary tales whose camera pulls back to reveal the universal quality of their characters’ flaws and missteps.

A Hole of Light at the End of a Tunnel of Trees

By Carlos Oriel Wynter Melo

Love has been a tightrope lately.

Translated from Spanish by Pamela Carmell

Multilingual

Open Hands

Behind them were twenty, thirty, maybe even fifty babies.

Translated from Spanish by Pamela Carmell

Multilingual

Dance with Death

By Melanie Taylor Herrera

In the end, the shooter calls the shots.

Translated from Spanish by Christina Vega-Westhoff

Multilingual