Seeing the Unseen
New collections of fiction and nonfiction build on Dagoberto Gilb’s long career as chronicler of the working-class Southwest.
fiction
Ink Upon the Furrows
In this year's Texas Observer Short Story Contest winner, Daniel Zima, publisher/editor of a Czech-language newspaper, delivers papers to his elderly neighbors in a nursing home while awaiting a buyer he suspects will never appear.
Short Story Contest Finalist: ‘Repeater’
In Jenny Staff Johnson’s “Repeater,” a woman tries to make sense of a murder-suicide next door.
Tracking a Deadly Cat on the Texas Frontier in ‘The Which Way Tree’
While the frontier Texas subgenre has its limitations, Elizabeth Crook’s new novel is an enduring adventure tale.
Short Story Contest Winner: ‘Muriel’
The winner of our 2017 short story contest "contends with the fears and obsessions of modern life without being frantic."
Short Story Contest Finalist: ‘A Thunder Note in an Angry Sky’
In Randall G. Arnold’s “A Thunder Note in an Angry Sky,” utility poles are disappearing in West Texas and a lineman must track them down.
Short Story Contest Finalist: ‘Malena’
Kim Henderson says her story "Malena" was inspired by the news that her New Mexico hometown was the fastest-shrinking city in the country.
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‘Sip’ Seeks Dystopian Depth, and Fine Dining, in the Shadows
Brian Carr’s debut novel is a fast-paced summer read that doesn’t fully deliver on its dystopian premise.
In the Age of Trump, the First All-Latino Sci-Fi Anthology Hits too Close to Home
Sci-fi has a long tradition of talking about power, dystopian politics and authoritarianism — and it’s never been more necessary.
