What if the dead could bear witness to the final indignity? In "Song of an Inferno," John Leahy transforms a real-life crematorium scandal into a haunting chorus of seven souls whose voices rise together in fire, memory, grief, and justice.

In "Cherries," Matias Travieso-Diaz transforms a simple summer fruit into a poignant meditation on memory, aging, and the fleeting pleasures that give life its sweetness. This quietly moving essay will leave you savoring every season—and wondering which ordinary moments matter most.

In the quiet rituals of therapy, Hillary begins to uncover something more dangerous than trauma: desire, control, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Hillary Conquers the Summit is a sharp, unsettling descent into obsession, intimacy, and the moment insight turns into something else entirely.