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Fiction
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Announcing Olivia White as the Winner of the 2026 David Hamilton Prize for Undergraduate Writing
The Iowa Review congratulates Olivia White, whose short “Evening at the Hy-way Mart” has been been selected as the winner of our annual David…
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Blood Drive
By Angie Sijun Lou I can remember a time before the sun was this bright. Every shard felt manageable as it filtered through the window,…
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How to Blush in the Afterlife
By Jennifer Genest When I die, I go find Freddie Mercury right away; I figure his is the only voice that might cut through heaven…
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The Happiest Day of Your Life
By Katherine Damm Wyatt and Nina were at Nina’s ex-boyfriend’s wedding reception in the Grand Ballroom of the Drake Hotel. The groom worked at a law…
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Basic Life Support
By Sophia Emmons-Bell The code to narcotics is 911. Or, 9111. Or, 9 and as many 1s as it takes. Our van-ambulances open with keypads…
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The Arrival
By Sara Mirza Dad neglected to tell me he was bringing home a new wife. She was the daughter of a family friend, and once…
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Motorcycle Pope
By Adam Straus The Pope visits me in a dream. He is riding a motorcycle. I know immediately that he is the Pope, even though…
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Questionnaire
by Craig Thomas 1) Six months into the treatment, what physical changes have you noticed in your child? Okay well, we noticed…
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Rewards and their delivery systems
By Rajnesh Chakrapani The last thing my wife says to me today. “You can do a lot more than order cables.” We choose the wrong Starbucks.…
