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Speculative issue

Celebrating the depth and diversity of Black speculative fiction. Our collection of speculative short stories by Black women writers delves into the realms of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. From ancestral connections to mystical transformations, dystopian futures to supernatural encounters immerse yourself in imaginative storytelling. Each offers a unique perspective.

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

Issue 12 is here!

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It’s here – midnight & indigo issue no.12! midnight & indigo celebrates Black women writers with the fourth Speculative fiction issue of…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

Issue 12 is here!

by midnight & indigo

It’s here – midnight & indigo issue no.12! midnight & indigo celebrates Black women writers with the fourth Speculative fiction issue of…

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FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“The Intersection”

by Onicia Muller

“Curse this damned place. I don’t want anything to do with here.” Holson, my best childhood friend, slammed the door and headed…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“The Hanging Tree”

by Jade T. Woodridge

No roads led here, this place like a scar of an old wound. No signs marked its location, no post hung with…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Vessel”

by Malissa White

Mama always said the Devil is a lie. I remember thinking that before it happened. But Mama was wrong. The Devil isn’t…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Grids”

by Ebony Hagans-Greene

“3 A.M./Stare at the ceilin’, murder the feelin’/Spider crawl in the corner—Brown Recluse./So appropriate” I rap, far too passionately. Honestly, there is…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“domicile”

by Shakirah Peterson

I text Alicia that I’m outside and when she responds, I’m already ringing the doorbell. the text was just a courtesy. whether…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Those That Sow and Those That Reap”

by Ozzie M. Gartrell

On a nimbus of decay, it emerged from the dark recesses of her closet and crept spiderlike toward her threadbare rug. Humid…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“The Devil in Tia Adelina’s Botanica”

by Lynn Brown

It was a bitterly cold November evening, fifteen minutes or so before closing when the young man first walked into Tia Adelina’s…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Dragonflies”

by Melissa Watkins

They were floating, flying in tandem, punctuated by the last of the year’s sunlight, perfectly together. Nothing could separate them. The voices…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Unseen”

by Alifah Omar

Cast aside the bloody hands of the self-righteous for they brittle and collapse amongst the bones of saints.   The tree leaves…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Rose in the Fade”

by Ashley Mobley

The first time she noticed, it was purely accidental. A quick glance while reaching for a towel on the nearby rack. The…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Wading”

by Porsha Stennis

The winds bouncing off the gulf swaddle Fleur’s bare head as she stands at its fringes, and almost with the same delicacy…

Speculative issue

“The Eyes That Follow Me”

by Andrea Byrd

The fireflies hovered in front of me, their green bodies emitting a radio buzz with their wings. Crickets hummed and perched themselves…

Speculative issue

“Chest of Hope”

by Laura Barker

When Sunduq was four she got stuck in the hope chest in her grandmother’s bedroom. Her family looked for her for hours,…

Speculative issue

“Tika Zika”

by Tracy Cross

It was called “Tika Zika”. They gave us instructions to lock ourselves away from each other. No neighbors, friends, nothing–no matter what.…

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