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ScarlettScarlett’s eyes had to be perfect. Jon was the artist who’d made her, so it bothered him to think that so much of Scarlett would be crafted by...
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Book Review: Snowglobe by Soyoung ParkIf you're looking for an exciting SF dystopic read, Chris Kluwe thinks you should check out Snowglobe by Soyoung Park (translated by Joungmin Lee...
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To Be a Happy ManMy son tells me that there’s a man in the house, someone he hears well after the lights are out, in the narrower halls or maybe at the far side of...
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We Shall Not Be Bitter at the End of the WorldIt’s my twelfth birthday and we’re all waiting for Wormwood and everyone is here and I mean everyone. Me and Mom and Dad and Big Pa which is my...
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Book Review: The Black Girl Survives in This One (edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell)Arley Sorg reviews The Black Girl Survives in This One : “A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human...
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Farewell to FaustPosit a man. He could be any man. She could be a woman. They could be any human being anywhere on the spectrum. The story would play out the same....
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Night Desk Duty at the Infinite Paradox Hotel“Good evening, sir,” Dave says pleasantly, hiding his crossword puzzle under his computer keyboard, as the front door chimes. “Do you have a...
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Book Review: Womb City by Tlotlo TsamaaseAigner Loren Wilson review's Tlotlo Tsamaase’s genre-blending Africanfuturist novel, Womb City.
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Author Spotlight: Ben PeekI like films. Sometimes, when I watch a film I try and figure out what the extras are saying in the background. It’s usually with films I’ve seen...
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In the Tree’s Hollow, a DoeFinneus Lark finds the man nestled inside of the abdominal cavity of a doe, his skin so pale that his veins are like spiderwebs. Slick with...
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Shadow FilmsAlvin’s scripts arrived in yellow envelopes. They were hand delivered, placed inside his letter box as if part of the regular mail, but with no...
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A Saint Between The TeethKharatet moistens his sightless eyes with his tongue as he draws his finger across the limestone tablet glyphs. His audience today is a clutch of...
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Five Views of the Planet TartarusOnce a decade, a titanium-nosed shuttle plows through the rings of the planet Tartarus with a new batch of prisoners destined for the Orpheus...
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Book Review: Uncanny Vows by Laura Anne GilmanEager to sink your teeth into something eldritch this winter? Chris Kluwe recommends Laura Anne Gilman's new novel Uncanny Vows . Find out why!
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Author Spotlight: A.T. GreenblattI told myself that I wouldn’t be one of those writers who would move to NYC and then write a short story about moving to NYC. I’ve read too many of...
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Mindfulness and the MachineThe first time you can’t answer the question, you are already within the Great Dragon. Any bad decisions today? Mindy’s text reads. Around you,...
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Do the Right Thing and Ride the Bomb the Roundabout Way to HellEver since I was little, I wanted to be the bomb. Not a bomb. The . It wasn’t enough for my smile to light up every room, to be loved by my...
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Book Review: The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra KhawWhat happens when Cass Khaw and Richard Kadrey team up to write their first novel together? You get a The Dead Take the A Train , and Aigner Loren...
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To the Waters and the WildTo hear us sing is to know /your/ desire. The one you call captain, ruled by many longings, orders himself bound to the mast. Salt-cracked hands...
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SeedThe two of us, myself and this man I did not know, sat at a table in a windowless white cell with an indefinite light source. I was afraid, as...
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Book Review: Skin Thief by Suzan PalumboDo we love Suzan Palumbo's new short story collection Skin Thief? Yes! Let Arley Sorg tell you why.
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Author Spotlight: Carlie St. George“Diamonds & Toads” was one of my favorite fairy tales when I was young. I think I just liked the visual of roses and snakes falling out of...
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We’ll Never Die in the WoodsThe unkind witch in Hook Tree Woods has little use for people. Mothers and sisters, obviously, will only disappoint you, and friends—well. She...
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DandelionsWe lost because we fought. In the beginning, everyone thought it was irresistible, the violence. No research had been done yet; no autopsies...
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Whispers From the SeaOn the cold dreary night, we were set to leave the water’s depth for good, do you remember what you asked me? Well, if you have forgotten, I...
