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The writing is on the wall in this story from Ali Smith
A woman looks at a lonely house about half a mile from a cliff A woman goes in search of an absent sister, an empty house and a mysterious forest in Lizzy Stewart’s graphic story
 
Three friends go out for dinner in this story by Diana Evans, but are they all ready to share?
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A captivating dream prompts a summons for a skilled artist in this story by Yan Lianke, translated by Carlos Rojas
 
A campaign to protect a tree gets help from unexpected quarters in this story from Ross Raisin
 
We talk pared-back prose, female friendship and category errors with Diana Evans, and hear about all the other stories in Winter 2022

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For the month of March, we’re giving you the chance to spread the word. Sign up for £20 per year, and you can offer someone free access to Fictionable for a year. To take advantage of this offer, head over to our subscribe page and get four issues a year of the most exciting fiction and graphic short stories from all over the world.
 

An awkward inheritance raises difficult memories in this short story from Evie Wyld
Sarah Hall puts us on the verge of a desperate act in this haunting short story


Ya-chun Liu: Fiction tells many stories on both sides of the Taiwan Strait
Literature in China and Taiwan reveals a richer and more varied story than political fictions, says Ya-chun Liu
 
Richard Lea: An unnatural winter
From the climate crisis to errors of a more personal kind, Winter 2022 is an affront to nature
 

 
Saba Sams: My top five short stories
From Jhumpa Lahiri to Ali Smith, Saba Sams picks her favourite short stories
 
Bella Lack: We need stories to fight the climate crisis
A better future must be imagined before it can be built, says Bella Lack
 
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Evie Wyld: ‘I feel much more able to do wilder things in the present tense’
Evie Wyld tells us about family holidays, the convolutions of time and the present tense, while we hear from the other contributors to Autumn 2022
 
Sarah Hall: ‘At what point would you take grand steps?’
Sarah Hall talks about tackling big subjects in short fiction, the second person and the view from outside London, while we introduce all the stories from Summer 2022