A summer with the people who work – and, in some cases, live – on an Irish bog [essay]

After war, a man attempts to reclaim his place in the world [short story]

An invasive species and a missing body [short story]

Getting married in Karachi [personal history]

Passing time with an old flame and the scratch-card man [short story]

‘I filled the mug again, the brew diluted for rain falling into the pot more violently with the push of afternoon …’ [short story]

In Cambodia, the author witnesses the aftermath of a political killing [personal history]

An old friend recounts a strange story in a strange way [short story]

A couple consider their reproductive options [short story]

‘The other teachers were old and I got the job only because no one else wanted it …’ [short story]