[1] After releasing and selling out two issues, the publication was shut down by the end of the year, with Astra Publishing House citing "unexpected challenges" in its production.

[3] The first issue, centered on the theme of "Ecstasy," included pieces in several genres from Mieko Kawakami, Kim Hyesoon, Sayaka Murata, Ottessa Moshfegh, Solmaz Sharif, Fernanda Melchor, and Terrance Hayes.

[5] The second issue, centered on the theme of "Filth," included pieces in several genres from Souvankham Thammavongsa, Aracelis Girmay, Sandra Lim, Clarice Lispector, Elif Batuman, Mariana Enríquez, Hans Lodeizen, Shuang Xuetao, Safiya Sinclair, Sheila Heti, and Ananda Devi.

[1] Later, at the end of the year, before the production of their third issue, "Broke," Astra Publishing House announced that the magazine would be shutting down.

Catherine Lacey, who contributed to the magazine's first issue, said its closure was cause for concern for the future of literary fiction in America.