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  1. fiction
    The Empty Nest: An Excerpt From The DeceptionsIn The Deceptions, a poet balances marriage, betrayal, and mythology at the Met.
    By Jill Bialosky
  2. fiction
    Women and Children First, From HeartbrokeIn this excerpt from Chelsea Bieker’s new collection, one woman tries to right the sins of her past by … committing a few more in the present.
    By Chelsea Bieker
  3. excerpt
    Book Excerpt: ‘Let Me Finish’ From ‘Cleopatra and Frankenstein’Zoe, too broke for plans, finds herself at a free Friday-night orgasm workshop. She leaves dissatisfied — and with a tempting job offer.
    By Coco Mellors
  4. fiction
    Clairvoyance: An Excerpt from Fiona and JaneJane was happy for Fiona. But what was this other feeling, buried within it?
    By Jean Chen Ho
  5. fiction
    When the Teeth Came In“It wasn’t long before I noticed something alien in my vagina.”
    By Claire Vaye Watkins
  6. fiction
    Other People’s KitchensIn this original piece of fiction from Bryan Washington, a private chef spends lockdown cooking for Houston’s wealthiest.
    By Bryan Washington
  7. fiction
    OrgyIn this excerpt from Kaitlyn Greenidge’s latest work of fiction, a woman sneaks out to a sex party during the height of the pandemic.
    By Kaitlyn Greenidge
  8. fiction
    The Low CountriesIn this short story by Brandon Taylor, a young deli worker in Iowa City spends a day with with an actor in town to promote a film.
    By Brandon Taylor
  9. fiction
    You Owe MeThe government’s system wasn’t made for couples like Dan and Sasha, but they followed the new rules anyway.
    By Eliza Smith
  10. fiction
    Talking Around the Elephant in the RoomThey could publish books about bitcoin and black holes, but they couldn’t understand why it was important to have more diverse authors.
    By Zakiya Dalila Harris
  11. fiction
    The CureShe enjoyed sex most when her lovers seemed satisfied.
    By Melissa Febos
  12. first person
    A Recipe Gets You Only So FarChasing intangible feelings, in and out of the kitchen.
    By Bryan Washington
  13. the cut podcast
    Irony Is OutRaven Leilani on her debut novel and the importance of being earnest, on this week’s The Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  14. podcasts
    Stories From an Evening With the Cut and Symphony SpaceOn the Selected Shorts podcast.
    By the Cut
  15. fiction
    What Are You Going Through: A Novel Excerpt“A whole other feeling floods me when she reveals that she is in possession of a euthanasia drug.”
    By Sigrid Nunez
  16. fiction
    Want: A Novel Excerpt“My body almost single-handedly bankrupted us.”
    By Lynn Steger Strong
  17. fiction
    Luster“Then I remember his wife, the coaster eases downwards, and we fall.”
    By Raven Leilani
  18. fiction
    Life Events: A Novel Excerpt“Here I was, joined in mourning with people I had never met before.”
    By Karolina Waclawiak
  19. fiction
    Fleishman Is in Lockdown: A Short Story by Taffy Brodesser-AknerA sequel, exclusive to the Cut, in which Dr. Toby Fleishman works through the pandemic at a New York hospital.
    By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
  20. fiction
    The Vanishing Half“Would they see her for what she was? Or rather, what she wasn’t?”
    By Brit Bennett
  21. fiction
    The Conditions of Deliverance“Nothing was better than aligning with one of Vern’s messages from God.”
    By Chelsea Bieker
  22. read with us
    The Land’s Dank SecretsLucy will remember the hardness on Ma’s face years later. Was it resolve, or courage, or coldness?
    By C Pam Zhang
  23. fiction
    Slow and SteadyI’d never been Gabe’s type, and I knew it.
    By Rachel Khong
  24. read with us
    Like Any Good Sidekick“Laura could take over as the heroine if the situation demanded it.”
    By Emily Gould
  25. read with us
    A Sharpener of Knives“I typed ‘onion soup’ and ‘how to make’ into Explorer. I began to despair. I read the recipe. I read it again.”
    By Jessi Jezewska Stevens
  26. read with us
    Room at the Table“Grace had the urge to introduce herself again, though that would be insulting.”
    By Vanessa Hua
  27. fiction
    PicnicAn excerpt from Weather, a new novel about climate dread from the author of Dept. of Speculation.
    By Jenny Offill
  28. fiction
    See It SlantWhen I was 19, a girl named K showed me what I was missing. Then she disappeared.
    By C Pam Zhang
  29. fiction
    Greta and the Baby“Things would be different for her daughter, she decided. She would tell her something more like the truth.”
    By Kate Ristow
  30. fiction
    Lionesses“My mother-in-law is staying on our couch, indefinitely, because she’s sick, but also, she lost her house two weeks ago.”
    By Lynn Steger Strong
  31. fiction
    Red at the BoneIn this excerpt from Jacqueline Woodson’s new novel, a teenage daughter reckons with her mother’s past.
    By Jacqueline Woodson
  32. fiction
    ‘On Account of the Beast’In this excerpt from Téa Obreht’s new novel, Inland, a frontierswoman awaits the return of her husband.
    By Téa Obreht
  33. fiction
    Discriminating PeopleHelen picked the Badlands for their honeymoon because her first fiancé once told her it was like camping on Mars. But she didn’t tell Jeremy that.
    By Maud Streep
  34. fiction
    ‘All This, After a Lifetime Bet on One Woman’In an excerpt from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble, a woman struggling with middle age observes her recently divorced friend.
    By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
  35. fiction
    Future CatMaggie found a way to make time go forward. But what she really wanted was a way to look back.
    By Xuan Juliana Wang
  36. fiction
    Day of RestSarah wanted her faith pristine enough to warrant a test. Then she met Jacob.
    By Raven Leilani
  37. the cut on tuesdays
    What Counts As Selling Out?On this week’s podcast, a conversation and a story.
    By the Cut
  38. books
    Sally Rooney Strips the Novel for PartsWhy can’t all books be like this?
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  39. books
    How to Write About Impossible Female PainOn Miriam Toews’s latest novel, Women Talking.
    By Jen Gann
  40. fiction
    Period, Ellipsis, Full StopWhat happens when your new start comes to a halt?
    By Polly Rosenwaike
  41. fiction
    Creative DifferencesA short story about exposure, creativity, and toothpaste.
    By Curtis Sittenfeld
  42. fiction
    Now Wait for This WeekA short story about bad men, rich roommates, and adult birthdays.
    By Alice Sola Kim
  43. fiction
    Night Divine: A Short Story by Samantha HuntA holiday ghost story about love, motherhood, and addiction.
    By Samantha Hunt
  44. first person
    Becoming a Woman Who Yells at Her ChildrenNo other transition in my life has shocked me more.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  45. cat person mania
    ‘Cat Person’ Author’s Book of Short Stories Is Coming SoonIt’s a short-story collection called You Know You Want This.
    By Anna Silman
  46. longreads
    15 Great Books by Women We Read This YearA big year for female writers.
    By the Cut
  47. 6 Cats React to ‘Cat Person’“Robert sounds like a bad date, sure. But what kind of owner is he?”
    By The Cut
  48. literature
    What I Learned After Lorin Stein Published My StoryA lesson in power, sex, and fiction.
    By Alexandra Kleeman
  49. talking to
    9 Men on Seeing Themselves in ‘Cat Person’“I hate Robert and deeply hope that I’m not him, but I think we — men — all are.”
    By Anna Silman
  50. longreads
    Other Books to Read If You Liked the Story ‘Cat Person’From the works of Mary Gaitskill to The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
    By Anna Silman
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