The newlyweds had a rough summer, moneywise. Vanessa was laid off from her art therapist’s job at the women’s prison, and her husband’s draftsman’s hours were scaled back at the engineering firm. But they were ...
Vanessa by Janis Hubschman
Fiction, LAR Online
MinotaurLike a brave Theseus, before he would head into the labyrinth of underground garages for another night shift, he would linger to bid farewell to his wife— the one who, from Ariadne, dwindled through years into ...
Two poems written and translated by Jovana Simic Roussou
LAR Online, Translations
May 2, 2026, Los AngelesWhen my grandmother died in Iran years ago, I found out about it from an Instagram post. My cousin Salar's wife, who I've never met, had posted a black screen with white text in Farsi; I had to ...
Sixty Four Days by Shaya Tayefe Mohajer
LAR Online, Poetry
Nate had to get his coat and shoes on because his dad was coming over to take him to the city. So, if he was going to finish the tower on his block castle and put his baby airplane to bed in it, he would have to hurry. ...
Dick Move by Miriam Fried
Flash Fiction, LAR Online
We remind each other to keep quiet. In just a week, we have gotten good at creeping, at bulging our eyes and flicking up one stern finger. My grandfather is resting in the back room, and these old floorboards protest the ...
Haunted House by Haily Fukuda
LAR Online, Nonfiction
Coin-feed. Fluorescent vibrating,a cold sleeping animal. My skirts and pantyhose,singed wings that died over a black lawn,all in the drum’s bright cave. The same convex,plastic cavern where we played in the ...
The Laundromat by Jaia Bashir
LAR Online, Poetry
“I had my other arm back then, but it didn’t help,” the one-armed girl said during the morning meeting. Members were supposed to introduce themselves before speaking. She didn’t. “My previous caregiver used to ...
The Incompletes by Mohammad Saleh Sahragard
Fiction, LAR Online
The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus
Review by Myka Tucker-Abramson
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 2025
ISBN: 1668098687
Pages: 324
Known for her stylish, autofiction novels that are equal parts ...
The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus Review by Myka Tucker-Abramson
Book Reviews, LAR Online
MY SISTER—LIFE
The poet Gosha and his wife, the painter, Masha, invited another creative married couple over to their place. Soon enough, all the vodka had been consumed, and Gosha went out to buy another bottle. When ...
Short story by Alex Galper Translated by Alex Cigale
LAR Online, Translations
