Inside the issue, you’ll find the following:

• Amitav Ghosh meditates on the idea that trees are farming humans.
• Lacy Johnson wants to know what slime knows.
• Tommy Orange shares thoughts on loss of life during the pandemic.
• Six works of short fiction, including work by Carmen Maria Machado.
• Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s A Taste of Wonder column explores the idiosyncratic fig. And much more.