Just in time for the holiday season, it’s the autumn issue of The Southern Review! Experience a cab driver’s Christmas in urbanizing China with Su Tong’s story, “Vocal Duo,” or spend New Year’s in New Jersey with Maria Kuznetsova’s comic odyssey, “The Coat.” Travel to Japan with Keiichiro Hirano as he spins the tale of a traditional confectioner who is romantically attracted to fire in “Red-Hot Amber,” or huddle deep in the Norwegian countryside with Laila Stien’s “Visits.” Argentine poet and translator Natalia Litvinova explores a young woman’s desire to leave her village, while frequent contributor Anna Journey provides three long poems that explore the NASA-designed fragrance Eau de Space, an episode of ciguatera poisoning, and an homage to Beverly Hills 90210 star and environmental champion, the late Luke Perry. Along with new poems by Charles Rafferty, David Hernandez, and Bonnie Jo Campbell, this issue also features the work of Emmy Award–winning artist HOTTEA, whose yarn sculptures invite passersby to reconsider their connections with public spaces.