Heather Sappenfield

After surviving a snowboarding accident, eighteen-year-old Sovern Briggs, still grieving over the death of her mother, experiences uncanny insights into new realms of perception.

Life at the Speed of Us

As part of herself observes, eighteen-year-old Oona Antunes attempts suicide, tries to pull her family and her life back together, and begins to understand her own problems and those of her parents before finally becoming one with herself again.

The View from Who I Was

When Sovern Briggs survives a car crash, she stops talking to seal in the memory of her mother’s life. As conflict with her father builds, Sovern seeks relief in a dangerous boyfriend and in speed’s adrenaline edge. Dyslexia, math, cutting-edge science, genius, and love weave together in a reluctant journey toward acceptance.

Rachel Khong

Brian Joseph Davis

Sarah Gerard

Ottessa Moshfegh

Adam Sol

Mimi Lipson

Katie Chase

Sarah Dohrmann

Sam Shelstad

Tobias Carroll

Retro 4 is the latest collection of the best, the funniest, the strangest, and the most affecting stories from the award winning literary magazine, Joyland.

Heather Sappenfield

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