The Best Short Story I Read This Month

The Best Short Story I Read This Month: “The Cock in Cadwalader Heights” by Ariel Delgado Dixon
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The Best Short Story I Read This Month: “The Cock in Cadwalader Heights” by Ariel Delgado Dixon

In the short story “The Cock in the Cadwalader Heights” from the Masters Review, Ariel Delgado Dixon uses subtle details throughout the narrative to show how eleven-year-old Madín is starting to view the world differently.

The Best Short Story I Read This Month: “The Kindest” by Sonya Larson
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The Best Short Story I Read This Month: “The Kindest” by Sonya Larson

Returning from the brink of death with a new lease on life: it’s a common trope in fiction and nonfiction alike. These stories are easy for the reader to believe, as one hopes that coming so close to the dark unknown would carry with it some sort of positive impact. But what if it doesn’t?