Kinsman Quarterly's Seasonal Editor Tammy A. Sincavage transforms a museum visit into a mesmerizing encounter by a woman who learns to weave her own fate. Blending magical realism with questions of freedom, creativity, and self-determination, this enchanting story reminds us that the webs we inherit need not define the lives we create. "Weaving Skills" is one of the fantastical short stories of "Iridescence: The Second Dimension."

"Locked" by Sonia Kinyua is a coming-of-age short story exploring self-acceptance, Black hair, and identity, revealing how her journey with hair is shaped by her mother, peers, and ultimately herself.

In Hunt's story "Meena", caste and privilege are confronted as a young girl gains a complicated insight into the life of a maid’s daughter, revealing harsh social realities and lost childhoods in India.

“The Spirit Board” by Jonathan Brònico — In their new home, one family’s ghost story turns horrifyingly real when two children invite a restless spirit to play.