Rationing / Mary Yukari Waters -- Mines / Susan Straight -- Coins / Mona Simpson -- Heaven Lake / Jess Row -- Kavita through glass / Emily Ishem Raboteau -- Ghost knife / Sharon Pomerantz -- Marie-Ange's ginen / Marilene Phipps -- Moriya / Dean Paschal -- Every tongue shall confess / ZZ Packer -- Future emergencies / Nicole Krauss -- Devotion / Adam Haslett -- Why the sky turns red when the sun goes down / Ryan Harty -- Shamengwa / Louise Erdrich -- The shell collector / Anthony Doerr -- Baby Wilson / E.L. Doctorow -- Night talkers / Edwidge Danticat -- Johnny Hamburger / Rand Richards Cooper -- The bees / Dan Chaon -- Space / Kevin Brockmeier -- Compassion / Dorothy Allison.