• Author Interviews

    Interview with Author and Guest Judge: Heather Jane Johnson

    This interview appears in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. To view the magazine, click here. To listen to the podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or click the link below to listen on Podbean. https://opendoorsreview.podbean.com/e/6-heather-johnson-author-of-1500/ Introduction Heather…

  • May 2021,  Short Fiction

    A Kindness

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Fiction by: Sarah Barnett-Benelli I was travelling with a dear friend in England. We were heading north to attend the funeral of a mutual acquaintance but had missed a…

  • Lingua Italiana,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    Ogni Desiderio

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Racconta da: Giovanni Vergineo “Ogni tuo desiderio è un ordine”—disse Gennaro, ma non lo pensava. Pensava: “mi hai rotto i coglioni, mo’ ti do una testata brutta cicciona americana…

  • English Language,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    More than Fire

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Fiction by: Flavia Brunetti When Eva appeared at the water’s edge in Brindisi, the god Tevere was already there, a figure wrapped in oilskin, looking into the sea. He…

  • Lingua Italiana,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    Giuseppina della Tempesta

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Fiction by: Andrea Tani Dalla sera prima una tempesta di vento incurvava gli ombrelli, sbandierava i manifesti elettorali e faceva sbattere le persiane di legno. Le strade e le…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Short Fiction

    Bramito

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Fiction by John MacDonald The young wolf paused at the forest edge and read the air. Behind, in the darkness, she could hear the stealthy movements…

  • From the Editor

    Open Doors Manifesto

    In popular culture, Italy is frequently seen as two things: a soap opera Mafiosi video game or a picture postcard tourist dreamland of the Dolce Vita.  Let’s add more stories to this picture. Let’s look under the surface. Let’s highlight the…