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Stranding Room Only
“Stranding Room Only” by Ray Daley I hadn’t seen them cut jets myself. We had gotten word back from one of the tame wharf rats, the young homeless kids who always hung out at the docks, hoping to earn a … Continue reading
Stars and Stones
“Stars and Stones” by Paula Hammond In this flat land, nature is our constant companion. On wild days, visitors become flesh-bows, spines curved, heads arrowing forwards through the buffeting turmolt. There are mornings when fog-shrouds hover like kestrels, and all … Continue reading
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Beaks
Katharyn Howd Machan Beaks They’re getting bigger, you know. Weighting down the rough-slate rooftop. Foreheads bulging like rounded mountains above dead-black eyes that never blink. Iridescent feathers swelling wide even though they never stretch in flight again once their talons … Continue reading
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Godhuli
DJ Tantillo Godhuli Red, all of it. The inside of her head glitters with reflections of constant sunset. That’s what Lindin, Tildee’s younger sister, the one without sight, always says. Together, they can tell which of the rich kids looking … Continue reading
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Fertile
Ann Thornfield-Long Fertile He bloomed inside me a blush-red flower I learned to nurture, water, mark the time twixt curling leaf and overdose of yellow-green. I was good soil. The Gardner called me from dust to loam, meadow-home, infused with … Continue reading
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Quarantine
“Quarantine” by Kaylie Night Positive. The white-coated doctor didn’t have to say it aloud. Tripp could see it in her eyes, in the way she clutched her tablet a little too tightly with one hand and brushed her hair behind … Continue reading
Writer Friendly
“Writer-Friendly” From the start, Abyss & Apex Magazine has been a haven for new writers. We are kind in our rejections, helpful in instructing those who’ve never submitted to a publication before, and supportive of our authors. This support takes … Continue reading
A&A Reviews: Infiltration
Infiltration: A Caine Riordan Universe Novel (Beyond Terra Press) by Griffin Barber This is book 1 of a three-part series (so far). Really good military science fiction! Horace Earl Chalmers has a checkered past but that only means he’s become … Continue reading
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The Magpie’s Consort
Avra Margariti The Magpie’s Consort She brought me a phalanx Twined in lichen And I did not ask Whose body had once held The sun-bleached, Petrichor-steeped … Continue reading
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Introduction to Issue 81 Poetry
Introduction to Issue 81 Poetry Congratulations to the following set of poets as they begin a new year of fantastic contributors to Abyss & Apex. May 2022 be safe, as well as prosperous; i.e., may your reading and writing be … Continue reading
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