A poem by Jhio Jan Navarro, a novel by Vivek Shanbhag, graphic lit by David Small, and stories by Vikram Ramakrishnan and James Keith Smith

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When the sun sets 
peasants set free 
the snake. 
—From "From the Remains," a poem by Jhio Jan Navarro, translated from the Filipino by Eric Abalajon, Hayden's Ferry Review, Issue 78 (2026). 

None of us remembers when exactly the ant menace started. In the beginning, we'd spot an ant here and there, but after a while they took over the house.
—From Ghachar Ghochar, a short novel by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur (Penguin Books, 2017). It first appeared in English as an excerpt in Granta. This is from page 43 of the paperback. 

But when, with no pause, the orchestra strikes up a certain brassy waltz—the ceremonial introduction to that old act "The Tiger in Vogue"—my pleasure abruptly ends. I know what is about to happen. 
—From The Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories, graphic literature with illustrations by David Small (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2024). The book is comprised of three stories: "The Werewolf at Dusk" by Lincoln Michel, "A Walk in the Old City" by David Small, and "The Tiger in Vogue" by Jean Ferry (originally published in French as "Le Tigre Mondain," in 1948). These lines, on page 120 of the hardcover, are from "The Tiger in Vogue." 

Baba emptied the fishing net out onto the catamaran the same day he woke up from a yearlong slumber. 
—From "Eggs," a story by Vikram Ramakrishnan, SAND, Issue 21 (online and in print). 

My therapy dog, Vincent, suffers from anxiety and depression. 
—From "Therapy Dog," a story by James Keith Smith, The Berlin Literary Review (April 2026.)