Half of a yellow sun / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- City of clowns / Daniel Alarcon -- 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.