Half of a yellow sun / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- City of clowns / Daniel Alarcoń -- Zoanthropy / David Benioff -- We have a pope! / Christopher Buckley -- What you eat / Ben Ehrenreich -- Vickie, Lacey, Ray, Sharon, Corey, Derek, Carol and Dave / Eve Englezos and Joshua Moutray -- The futile pursuit of happiness / Jon Gertner -- Running for his life / Michael Hall -- Poor sailor / Sammy Harkham -- Good world / John Haskell -- The minor wars / Kaui Hart Hemmings -- Night Train / Thom Jones -- Bones / Tom Kealey -- How they took my body apart and made another me / Robert Kelly -- Secret names / David Mamet -- Hidden lives of lakes / Gine Ochsner -- Sixteen Jackies / Lance Olsen -- The smoothest way is full of stones / Julie Orringer -- The fifteen-year layover / Michael Paterniti -- Big brother / Paula W. Peterson -- The promise of something / Cheryl Printup -- Full house / David Sedaris -- Transmissions from camp trans / Michelle Tea.