Red Apple Dreams and Other Stories is a compilation of fifteen stories – eleven penned by Siphiwo Mahala and four by guest authors. The stories range from the 1950s to the present era, from rural to urban landscapes, and interrogate both marginal and complex topical issues like the land question. This compilation blends fresh and classic stories into an intertextual feast – in which Mahala and guest contributors showcase and respond to time-honoured works by Can Themba, James Matthews and Njabulo Ndebele.