On Orphans and Cork
A letter from the editor
Eleven Orphaned Short-Story Openings (circa 1996–2012) Looking for a Loving Home
Zsuzsi Gartner
The Lovely Miss What’s-Her-Face
Kevin Barry
Five Short Stories
Lydia Davis
Room 313
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
On glimpsing non-modern art through closing doors
Joe Dunthorne
King Vulture at Trivandrum Zoo
Joe Dunthorne
Dinner
Joe Dunthorne
How I Met Welger Holland
Mike McCormack
from 1001 Estonian Nights I.M. Andres Ehin
Patrick Cotter
Liftoff
D. W. Wilson