Issue 3 - Summer 2026

Two tracks in particular are key to unlocking the emotional beats of Harry’s story, and especially move me: “Instrument of Surrender” and “Detective Arriving on the Scene.”

As summer wanes, this issue is led off with a feature essay by Micaela Deitz comparing being on one side of the desk in Papers, Please with being on the other side of a bureaucracy virulently opposed to her identity.

Getting my identity documents in order made me feel like Jorji, balancing the fluctuating demands of a ridiculous government with the resources at my disposal.