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Moonchild
Patricia Hope Moonchild Last night I waded in the waters of the moon, thrust my feet in the cool liquid that’s nothing like the waters on Earth. It’s part moondust and part something else: a silvery, silicon, slippery substance that … Continue reading
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Noctiluca scintillans
L. Acadia Noctiluca scintillans (蓝眼泪) Charting sine waves of ………………………………sun angles ………….tide cycles …………………….UV indexes ……screaming beachgoers we calculate 美人沙灘 Beauty Beach’s perfect snorkel hour dodging reef-flat turtle-traffic ……there are fines for touching navigate canyons so vibrant with reef fish we cannot … Continue reading
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Star’s End
Star’s End by A. Reid Johnson Catherine swept her hands across the control board. Green lights shone across the Omuma’s bridge displays. “Wormhole criticality at 92%; ready for deinsertion.” Next to her in the captain’s chair, Tark engaged the … Continue reading
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Stray
Stray by Michael Compton One had a Schnauzer. One had a Jack Russell. One had a Malinois, but it looked like a German Shepherd to me. One had a cockapoo, which sounds kind of like a cockaTOO, except it’s a … Continue reading
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“Science Fiction and Fantasy” by Bonnie Brunish
Science fiction and fantasy are very different genres, but at Abyss & Apex, we welcome both. And we have good reason. Many fantasy stories are set in a world of the past. Empires, kingdoms, and principalities are the norm. Wars … Continue reading
Human Connections
Human Connections by Kaitlin McCloughan The Game was designed for us. For four bodies, not four people. It’s a thing of beauty when done right—the ball flying from one hand to another and another and then swish, swish, swish into … Continue reading
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Grandfather
Grandfather by Jack Powers He could be my body double. My twin. There’s a word for it but I can’t remember. He had a scar under one eye, fewer freckles on his hands and a ridiculous mustache, but otherwise … Continue reading
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All for the Egg of a Dragon
All for the Egg of a Dragon by James Robert Steinhaus The copper-headed baton came down. The sound of cracking ribs echoed through the room. He screamed. “Caster, tell me now where that egg is, or I’ll have Brother Bo … Continue reading
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A Breath of Hope
A Breath of Hope by Tyler Bourassa “Magic is dead,” the old man moaned, cradling two halves of a broken staff to his chest. A spattering of purple droplets encircled him, glittering faintly in the dim light of his study, … Continue reading
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Leaden Prayers
Leaden Prayers by John Burridge When Joshi saw the two outlander men taking their morning meal in the yard of Southshore’s only inn, she knew they were the season’s first pilgrims. Every year, at the end of the dry season, … Continue reading
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