“My Zombie Ex-Girlfriend and Me” by Geoffrey Philp

You might think that she was a monster, but she really wasn’t . . .

“The Churile of Sugarcane Valley” by Vashti Bowlah

It was rumored that Miss Neela’s spirit roams through the village in the dead of the night with her fetus wrapped in her arms . . .

Akashic Remembers Anthony C. Winkler

Akashic Books mourns the loss of Anthony Winkler (1942–2015), one of the truly great comic/satirical fiction writers of the modern era.

“El Silbón” by Montague Kobbé

It was all because of the squeal of the windshield wiper. Not the rumbling racket it made as it stammered back along the pane. No, that wasn’t so bad. But the squeal on the way down—shrill, insistent, bleak. Who could stand that shit? . . .

“Careful what you wish for” by Barbara Jenkins

Hark!

When the First People found her sparse remains, Karinya’s body had already entered the Eternal Circle of Life, her spirit as free as the corbeaux circling overhead.

Wait. It’s chilly here. Let me get more comfortable . . .

“Feeding the Spirits” by Katia D. Ulysse

Everyone knew. My mother never tried to hide who she was . . .

“Albert and the La Diablesse” by Robin Montano

Albert was cross with himself. He had left Annabelle’s home far too late, at 9:30 in the evening and now faced the long ride back to St. Joseph from Arima in the dark . . .

“Rainy Day Duppy Stories #12 & 35” by C.J. Farley

Hurricane Charlie was hurtling down on Jamaica, but instead of cutting their yearly vacation short, Winnie’s parents packed her off to her Grandma’s place in the countryside, a tiny town called Change-Your-Life . . .