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Parenthood

A close up of the corner of stacked papers and folders on a table.

Photo by Isaac Bowen on Flickr licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

The Myth of Gravity: A Small Act of Social Defiance

By Xavier Stanziola

In this excerpt from Panamanian playwright Xavier Stanziola’s The Myth of Gravity, a lesbian couple fight social prejudice and petty bureaucracy to regain custody of their adopted son.

Translated from Spanish by Alexander Aguayo

Left, a black-and-white portrait of Kate Briggs; right, the cover of her novel The Long Form

“A Hidden but Necessary Labor”: Kate Briggs on Translation and Parenthood

By Lauren Goldenberg

In this wide-ranging conversation with Lauren Goldenberg, Kate Briggs discusses her recent novel, The Long Form, and considers the parallels between two overlooked forms of labor: translation and parenthood.

A photograph of Bornholm's rocky seashore and cliff

Photo by Julia Caesar on Unsplash

Sandvig Beach

By Hubert Klimko-Dobrzaniecki

The next time we went to the beach I had to parade around in a lurid life jacket, looking like a visitor from another planet.

Translated from Polish by Jonathan Baines

Multilingual

Reckonings: The Queer Issue XII

By Susan Harris

This year we celebrate Pride Month with seven pieces depicting Queer characters confronting decisive moments.

Gustavo

By Xavier Stanziola

My departure had nothing to do with you or your brother.

Translated from Spanish by Alexander Aguayo

Medical tools hang on the wall in a doctor's office.

In Human-Made Society

By Eva Rún Snorradóttir

In order to get a visa, they had to explain to him how two women went about having sex.

Translated from Icelandic by Larissa Kyzer

Easy as Flushing

By Mikko Rimminen

The teenage girls began chatting aimlessly in rhythmic tones punctuated by robust usage of the F-word.

Translated from Finnish by Eva Buchwald

From “Portrait of M”

By Matei Călinescu

Anyone's death is a great tragedy.

Translated from Romanian by Angela Jianu