GRACE AND GRAVITY

From the Attic is a dusting off of archived Grace & Gravity stories. We publish these stories on our website that currently only appear in print. American University’s undergraduate and graduate students are paired with the authors, engage in a literary and artistic conversation, and write a scholarly introduction to their story. 

Spring 2023

“Ticket” By Alyce Lomax

“The Layover” By ​Jamie Odeneal

“War & Peace in Sans Serif” By Laura Scalzo

“Just a Boy” By Marija Stajic

“The Fiddler’s Wife” By C. Jenise Williamson

“Snakes” By Hildie S. Block

“It’s Atmospherics, Baby” By Anna Kahoe

“Grief for Girls” By Jessica Rapisarda

“Halloween Gift” By Teresa Burns Murphy

“Sam and Dee” By Amanda Miska

“Out of Scale” By Jessica Claire Haney

“The Gate of Heaven” By Raima Larter

“The Bright Codes” By Molly McGinnis

“The Toupee” By Wendy Goodman

“The Critique Group” By Caroline Bock

“The China Expert” By Daien Guo

Fall 2022

“Her Antonia” By Michelle Brafman

“Without a Map” By Carmelinda Blagg

“How Long Before I See You” By Patricia Fuentes Burns

“The Bad Feeling” By Christina Campbell

“The Midnight Zone” By Yohanca Delgado

“Swaying with Wicked Grace” By Sarah Trembath

“The Woman Who Didn’t Get Out Much” By Riggin Waugh

“Holy Shit! or Afterwards” By Doreen Baingana

“Pimping” By Constance Sayers

“Uncle Pug” By Tyrese L. Coleman

“The Smell of Tulips” By Ramola D

Fall 2022

• “Her Antonia” By Michelle Brafman

• “Without a Map” By Carmelinda Blagg

• “How Long Before I See You” By Patricia Fuentes Burns

• “The Bad Feeling” By Christina Campbell

• “The Midnight Zone” By Yohanca Delgado

• “Swaying with Wicked Grace” By Sarah Trembath

• “The Woman Who Didn’t Get Out Much” By Riggin Waugh

• “Holy Shit! or Afterwards” By Doreen Baingana

• “Pimping” By Constance Sayers

• “Uncle Pug” By Tyrese L. Coleman

Spring 2022

“Something Worth Saving” by Melanie S. Hatter

“Control” By Julia Tagliere

“Interlude” by Hananah Zaheer

“Year of the Boar” by Eugenia Kim

“The Heartbreaking Misfortunes of a Nearly Genuine Almost Casanova” by Chelsea Leigh Horne

“Corazón” by Caron Garcia Martinez

“o camerado close! o you and me at last” by Tanya Olson

“How Does One Make a Woman Like That Happy?” by Leeya Mehta

“Father’s Feet” by Donna Hemans

“The Cigar Box Collector” by Trasi Johnson

“As They Always Are” By Amber Sparks

“My Life in Theory” by E.J. Levy

“Comments on ‘Race Marvel’” By Jeanne Jones

“Dear Erik Estrada, I Love You” By Dr. Barbara Mujica

“Be the Ocean: Everyday Lessons in Rage” By Heather Davis

“Sand People” By Paula Whyman

“Puncture” By Maddox K. Pennington

“Heathens” By Morowa Yejidé

• “Something Worth Saving” by Melanie S. Hatter

• “Control” By Julia Tagliere

• “Interlude” by Hananah Zaheer

• “Year of the Boar” by Eugenia Kim

• “The Heartbreaking Misfortunes of a Nearly Genuine Almost Casanova” by Chelsea Leigh Horne

• “Corazón” by Caron Garcia Martinez

• “o camerado close! o you and me at last” by Tanya Olson

• “How Does One Make a Woman Like That Happy?” by Leeya Mehta

• “Father’s Feet” by Donna Hemans

• “The Cigar Box Collector” by Trasi Johnson

Learn more about the cover art by Julia Malakoff