Author: Sarah Perrin
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The Shortlist: April 4, 2025
Fiction by Kate Arnold, J. Malcolm Garcia, Samantha Xiao Cody, EJ Kavounas, Sarah Perrin, Pete Prokesch, Emily Rinkema, and Jeff Friedman
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Just Girls by Sarah Perrin
Winner of the 2025 Disquiet Literary Prize for Fiction, Perrin’s story is a slow reveal of a relationship gone wrong between two women. I love the gradual unwinding of their history, and the ending is perfect. Three weeks ago, I left the city. I’d planned to knock on Jane’s door, to try and reconnect, to…