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Once Upon a Time

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Yasmin Adele Majeed

Yasmin Adele Majeed's stories appear or are forthcoming in Narrative, Joyland, American Short Fiction, Best Debut Short Stories 2022, and The Best American Short Stories 2025. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she lives in New York.

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Chicken

By Yasmin Adele Majeed April 15, 2025

“A little girl is by the communal sinks, humming to herself as she washes her hands. Risham recognizes her as the referee from the game of chicken.”

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