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By Linden Hibbert Honourable mention in the ORB's MT25 Short Fiction Prize, judged by Laird Hunt. Photograph by Linden Hibbert He wanted the dog, his mother always reminds him, so he can fucking walk it. And he does walk it, though he nips out early so not to give her the satisfaction of seeing him do as he’s told. This time of year, it’s dark when he leaves, flat light all day at school and then dark when he gets home. Today he feels like bunking off, him and the dog. It’s m

We can find her reflection anywhere: and see how she is rendered in perfect relief.  

I left the man at Alexanderplatz for a different man who said we should drink some Marillenschnaps and forget who we were.

An interview with Dr Daniel Mason, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Stanford faculty psychiatrist, and author of North Woods (2023).

Novels about work have become ubiquitous.

And where was the blood found, exactly?’ ‘Well that’s the thing, right. Everywhere, in a way.’

‘We paint our toenails red, though we put shoes on our feet so no one will see our flashy toes.'

Çağla Arıbal's winning story of the Oxford Review of Book's Short Fiction Prize TT23.

SARAH MOORHOUSE - Both Starnone and Ferrante are interested in our imperfect understanding of others.

LUKE BATEMAN - Winner of the Summer 2020 ORB Short Fiction Competition, judged by Daisy Johnson.