Birdsong / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The warm fuzzies / Chris Adrian -- Second Lives / Daniel Alarcón -- The train of their departure / David Bezmozgis -- The Erlking / Sarah Shun-lien Bynum -- The pilot / Joshua Ferris -- Here we aren't, so quickly / Jonathan Safran Foer -- An arranged marriage / Nell Freudenberger -- The entire northern side was covered with fire / Rivka Galchen -- The young painters / Nicole Krauss -- The science of flight / Yiyun Li -- An honest exit / Dinaw Mengestu -- What you do out here, when you're alone / Philipp Meyer -- Twins / C. E. Morgan -- Blue water djinn / Téa Obreht -- Dayward / ZZ Packer -- The dredgeman's revelation / Karen Russell -- The kid / Salvatore Scibona -- Lenny hearts Eunice / Gary Shteyngart -- The landlord / Wells Tower.