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Book and Sphere
Sara Backer Book and Sphere I’m climbing vines, leaves hard as metal ladders, tinted gold and lilac, under a linen sky. Between stems and branches, faces pop up, then hide. I’m getting lost in spades and knots—oh! kittens playing—slow down, … Continue reading
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Moths in a Fluttering Heart
“Moths in a Fluttering Heart” by Christine Lucas When Maria returned to her village, she found it burned to the ground. Nothing was left of her kinspeople but blackened corpses littered across the village square. She searched around; the moths … Continue reading
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The one with glowing eyes
Holly Payne-Strange The one with glowing eyes I fell in love with a woman in Marrakech. She was smokeless fire and a feline soul. She hovered above the floor, Offering to grant all my wishes As I watched her slowly … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War
Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War (The Wild Rose Press) W. B. J. Williams This novel is possibly one of the best examples of magical realism I’ve ever read. Warning: Adult themes. Johnny Talon is a private … Continue reading
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Circular in Wonderland
Laura Gunnells Miller Circular in Wonderland Alice plunges into smallishness on the scale of garden mushrooms converses with a caterpillar whose smoke rings wriggle like a segmented worm with five hearts— the queen would be proud now, … Continue reading
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The Siren’s Promise
Kai Holmwood The Siren’s Promise “How much are you willing to give? Come— let me hear the words within your words My plea, demand, need is only you Let me know the faults in your lover in the piece of … Continue reading
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A World in Which the English Major Finally Understands Quantum Mechanics
Bethany F. Brengan A World in Which the English Major Finally Understands Quantum Mechanics The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms. — Muriel Rukeyser The pink nylon jellyfish bobbing through the rain seems to shield a single life. … Continue reading
Schrödinger’s Box
John C Mannone Schrödinger’s Box I Schrödinger’s cat didn’t die when it was looked upon with that deathly look, whether the observer was conscientious or not. It just stealthfully slipped into another dimension or heaven where feelings are stunning mosaics … Continue reading
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Lionesses in the Rain
Lionesses in the Rain I had an unusual problem compiling this issue. I strive for balance in crafting each edition: half science fiction/half fantasy, half cheerful/half frightening or thought provoking, varying lengths, varying voices, and characters that span various life … Continue reading
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Jól
“Jól” by Deborah L. Davitt I was set up to do my holiday baking, a pile of snow-white flour and glossy brown sugar already in the bowl before me, when I went to crack the first egg into it—and instead … Continue reading
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