Stories Edited by Michele

At the Bend of the Road, by Aube Rey Lescure

On the Camino de Santiago, a female pilgrim walks in solitude—utterly vulnerable, utterly free. Selected for Best American Essays 2022.

La Dolce Vita, by Tanya Bush

Didn’t the Italians think we were all the same — greedy Americans in search of our personal paradise?

Dirt: A Special Issue

A themed collection of stories, conceived, curated, and edited by Michele. Contributors include Hisham Matar, Amy Leach, Lulu Miller, Rachel Heng and others.

More Stories Edited by Michele

Sketches: “Placebo,” by Ezra Cohen; “Oxygen,” by Maddie Noris; “Ketamine,” by Bria Adimora Godley; “Naloxone,” by Zachary Siegel; “Time,” by Nitin K. Ahuja, Guernica

“Safety Town,” by Ilana Bean, Guernica

“Breathe In,” by Bronson Lemer, Guernica

“She Ain’t Gonna Last Very Long, Is She?” by Kayla Rae Whitaker, Guernica

“Charting the Land of Great Loneliness,” by Carin Clevidence, Guernica

“Lineal Gaps,” by Esther Hayes, Guernica

“Men I Hate,” by Lynette D’Amico, Guernica