Shilpi Suneja

“In our town streets have religions,” my grandfather says.

Jon Chopan

Halfway through our tour Elliott Hildebrandt, our field medic, was killed on IED Alley.

Andrea Gregory

Julian reads from his manuscript. The pages aren’t stapled together, and he throws each one to the floor when he’s done with it.

Nazli Artemia

What we did, as lovers, was just that; walking in the streets and meeting at cafés and restaurants. We dated for almost two years, yet in that time, we never even held hands. Not even once.