77th and Madison: Top of the World by Ben Halberstram
A young man gets a glimpse into the literal and figurative top of society and finds it wanting.

Another Person by Samantha Rose
Two perspectives on a moment, and a lifetime.

Best Left Silent by Robert Rae
A girl whose father makes the dark unsafe tries to find normality in the light.

The Breakup by Amanda Angus
The irony of the ending of an immature relationship.

Down the Stairs by Jeremy Kennels
An extended metaphor to a phobia of the 'popular crowd.'

Gloomy Thursdays by Michael C. McGehee
A satirical story about an adventure aimed at "keeping the Seinfeld dream alive." Three boys endure much strife to follow their destiny in this humorous piece that points out the silly obsession some humans have with tv shows.

Glass Bead Realizations by Monica Rana
A short story of love and growing up, in a style reminiscent of Edwidge Danticat.

Icicles by Sarah Morrow
Is it inattention from others that makes us vague and distant? A scene from a
restaurant.

In Arms by Monica Rana
The Maoist civil war being fought in the writer's home country leaves many caught between the warring sides. Here, a young mother fights to overcome her hopelessness and make sense of the terror surrounding her.

The Instance of a Cigarette Falling by Shawn Maddey
A young filmmaker tells the story of his struggle to cope with death, remarriage, and, above all things, love.

Modern Astronomy by W.N. Nachef
Two guys discussing a metaphor on life.

Morning by Jillian Stewart
A short story on race packed with both symbolism and thematic depth.

The Most Glorious Dream by Ashley L. Stough
A passionate subjective description of finding something that surpasses meaning to existence.

Mother Tongue by Jocelyn Ross
Jinku stays by her dying mother's side nine weeks, and after the funeral she's left with a stack of journals, written in her mother's native tongue, a language in which she only ever heard her mother speak two words.

Shards of Memory by Liana Bruggemann
A man ruined by the Depression makes one final grasp at the life he once led.

A Short Story Not About Asprin by Jason Andreas
The story of two teenage guys struggling with life and love in Scotland.

Spinster by Karen Meng
"She politely declines, preferring to spend her days in the soft sunlight, arranging the weary roses..." Inspired by a poem by Sylvia Plath.

Sunset by Nic Ollivere
A short story that speaks for itself.

Tears of Glass by Renae A. Blum
Brushing fifteen years of dust off a piano the narrator's mother used to play.

A Tragedy in Two Parts by Emily Clowes
Sitting on a brick wall, a girl struggles with rejection and her identity.

The Undreaming by Monica Rana
Published just before her 20th birthday, a prolific and gifted writer's final contribution to Frodo's Notebook. Of it, she writes, "This story takes place in old Nepal, during the Rana regime when the Rana family had control over the country and borrowed richly from the British Raj."

The Weight of a Stone by Monica Rana
An incredible short story of love and faith in a society of strict castigation.

Young Man Ponders by Shane Peterson
Experimenting with form in a journal excerpt.