As Kurt Vonnegut, Indiana's most famous writer, once remarked, "Wherever you go, there is always a Hoosier doing something important there."

Introduction, by Douglas Case1. Part 1: NonfictionWhat It's Like to Swim in the Ocean for the First Time at 28, by Ashley C. FordFifteen Things I've Noticed while Trying to Walk 10,000 Steps per Day: Muncie, Indiana Edition, by Silas HansenCaves, by Rajpreet HeirBuckethead, by B.J. HollarsQuick Feet, by Kiese LaymonThe Elvis Room, by Katie MoultonUseless Beauty, by Scott Russell Sanders2. Part 2: PoetryOrchids Are Sprouting from the Floorboards, by Kaveh AkbarLooking for Mushrooms, by Dason AndersonThe Creator Takes the Stand, by Noah BaldinoAtmosphere in Our Bullshit Little Town, by Bryce BerkowitzRed-Winged Blackbird, by Joe BetzPretend, by Callista BuchenDeer Whisperer, by Steve CastroHello, My Parents Don't Speak English Well, How Can I Help You?, by Su ChoOde to the Tongue, by Nandi ComerFeast Green and Stained, by Paul CunninghamThis Afternoon, Kirkwood Avenue Breathes, by Mitchell L.H. DouglasLittle Eagle Creek in Seasons, by M.A. DubbsOur Relationship as Embrace b/w Icarus & Light, by Samantha FainSelf-Portrait as Hammer, by Maggie GraberQuiet after Rain in Indiana, by Joe HeithausJunk Food, by Allison JosephBesaydoo, by Yalie KamaraThe Indianapolis 500, by Christopher KempfPortrait of Boy in Greyhound Bus Window, by Patrick KindigPortable City, by Karen KovacikMaturation Theory, by Kien LamThe Merchant Seaman's Wife, by Jacqueline Jones LaMonGood Friday, by Rebecca LehmannThe Poet Encounters a Moose in Winter, by John LeoMuseum, by Keith LeonardNight Swim at Shadow Lake, by Anni LiuUmbra, by Nancy Chen LongBerries, by Alessandra LynchTelevision, a Patient Teacher, by Orlando Ricardo MenesSelf-Portrait, Wearing Bear Skull as Mask, by Michael MlekodayFirst Milk, by Danni QuintosStill Animals, by Sam RossMap, by Bruce SniderBare Necessities, by Lana SpendlMother's Coat, by Maura StantonRed State, by Jacob SunderlinTrain People, by Gin Faith ThomasThe Fens at Mounds State Park, by Chuck WagnerFirst Flight, by Shari WagnerIncident with Nature, Late, by Marcus WickerWorld of Desire, by Brandon Young3. Part 3: FictionYou Perfect, Broken Thing, by C.L. ClarkInsults for Ugly Girls, by Tia ClarkCash 4 Gold, by Laura DzubayTom's Story, by Kelsey Parker ErvickPenny and the Rakshasi, by Shreya FadiaThe Boys, by Scott FentonThe Sixth Door, by Megan GiddingsThe Fish Is Gone. But the Cake Is Here., by Brian LeungThe Moon over Wapakoneta, by Michael MartoneGlossolalia, by Kyle MinorA Death Foretold, by Xavier Navarro AquinoThe Warhol Girl, by Susan S. NevilleIcicle People, or The Lake Effect Snow Queen, by Jasmine SawersVersus the Brown Socks, by Pablo Piñero StillmannAfter Yang, by Alexander WeinsteinNight Shift, by Tessa YangRecommended ReadingContributor BiosPermissions