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FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Dragonflies”

Melissa Watkins 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”

Alifah Omar 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/journeys

“Emma”

Karen Frederick by Karen Frederick

Sometimes she thought it must be loneliness that made her see things. She could see the dark lord’s face peering down from…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“Rose in the Fade”

Ashley Mobley 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”

Porsha Stennis 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”

Andrea Byrd 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”

Laura Barker 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”

Tracy Cross 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.…

Speculative issue

“The Affliction of Aesthetics”

Patty Nicole Johnson by Patty Nicole Johnson

Melam partially unzipped the full body control unit and took a deep breath. It was crafted from lightweight fabric, yet designed to…

Speculative issue

“Luz”

Wi-Moto Nyoka by Wi-Moto Nyoka

I’m not good at being a witch. To say that I’m incompetent wouldn’t even cover it. My witchcraft is an amateur cocktail…

FICTION | SHORT STORY

“Corona & A Side of Chow Mein”

Yakima Cuffy by Yakima Cuffy

SOUP: It is barely dawn, and the village of Layou is swallowed up in sleep and sea breeze. Tessa lays on her…

FICTION | SHORT STORY

“I Can Feel You”

Ashley J. Hobbs by Ashley J. Hobbs

“Mannn, the things I could say about my boy, Romeo.” Chuckles rippled through the great hall; some tinged with nerves, others with…

FICTION | SHORT STORY

“A Chance Encounter”

Francelia Belton by Francelia Belton

Tisha Kroemer had never felt real fear until that moment. The moment she watched her husband fall off the roof. It was…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Speculative issue

“How to Make a Wish”

Joséphine Mwanvua by Joséphine Mwanvua

On the first night the stars fell, the whole suburb rushed out of their beds and looked out their windows to see…

FICTION | SHORT STORY

“Intervention: Luz Ortega”

Jennifer Celestin by Jennifer Celestin

Luz had faked a pregnancy in order to get the attention of her ex-boyfriend Johnny Rivera and kept it going for six…

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