"The Vanishing" by Angelo Jusay, is a short story about a village experiencing mysterious disappearances. Initially told they are visiting far-off lands, a young boy witnesses increasingly strange events, including twisted figures moving towards the nearby forest. He discovers a clearing with a dark pit where the "vanished" are transformed and absorbed, ultimately leading to his mother's disappearance. The story concludes with the boy as the last survivor, realizing the vanished were taken by something unnatural and that it is now coming for him.