Associate Editor Kate Jayroe: Katz’s crisp prose takes us up, up, and into the naturalistically surreal. As we ascend and then descend, quiet revelations about belonging and home come to the forefront. Listen to Katz read her miCRo: On the Ridge We went walking in the ranchlands looking for a petrified log. Let our feet …
Assistant Editor Blessing Christopher: It’s not always easy to pinpoint the exact moment a transition occurred, so in today’s miCRo—a story where the narrator’s juvenile concerns are abruptly interrupted to honor a long-standing tradition—we are urged to revisit the family events we uphold and how they can crystallize into an extensive sense of loss. Listen …