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Falling Between Seconds
Hannan Khan Falling Between Seconds the clock is black hole tickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktick— 12:01 AM and i’m already falling …………………………………………………drifting…………………………….slipping ………………………………………………………………….spinning new year’s resolutions like a torn confetti in a sooty …………………………………………………………………………………. subway tunnel like nostalgic receipts from last year’s bad decision— … Continue reading
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Dreaming of Dali
Lauren McBride Dreaming of Dalí In that dream, nothing made sense – not the great, eyeless face, nor the missing mouth, nor the ants, always ants fascinating, fearsome, frenzied, swarming ants being eaten, or eating . . . eating a … Continue reading
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Introduction to Poetry, Issue 95, Quarter 3, July 2025
Welcome the contributors from all over the world who helped make this issue a stellar one: Lauren McBride (Lubbock, Texas): Dreaming of Dalí Hannan Khan (Mailsi, Punjab, Pakistan): Falling Between Seconds Hannya Kay (Busot, Spain): Through Hades and Beyond Ian … Continue reading
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“Criteria for Belief” by Bonnie Brunish
Criteria for Belief When I was fourteen years old I discovered Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars novels. The Chessmen of Mars inspired dreams, and those dreams inspired my own writing. But when I discussed the Mars books with my father, he … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Nordic Visions
Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction (Solaris/Rebellion Publishing) Edited by Margrét Helgadóttir Bear in mind that very few stories and even fewer anthologies get translated from these languages. Nordic tongues have limited words, so any translation into English–that … Continue reading
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Peacemaker’s First Strike
Peacemaker’s First Strike by Jennifer S. Hane Have I dealt with any really bizarre curses, the kind that aren’t even in the books, maybe? You bet I have. A piece of advice, if you’re thinking of being a Shriver: the … Continue reading
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To Touch the Wind
To Touch the Wind by Alicia Adams I always thought that on the day I met my soulmate it would smell like roses or something—maybe honey. I had been drinking whiskey neat for the better part of the night, though, … Continue reading
The Pull of Gravity
The Pull of Gravity by Daniel G. Keohane Jin woke, then waited, but no one came. Eventually he slid himself free of the cradle. Everyone else around him slept on, including his parents. Jin’s steps were heavy. Gravity was working; … Continue reading
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The Mind of a Nuke
The Mind of a Nuke by Larry Hodges Five seconds to impact… Imminent death invigorates one’s mind, even if you’re an AI guiding a nuke to its deadly end. It’s all I’ve ever dreamed of doing. Can an AI like … Continue reading
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Night School
Night School by David Sandner and Jacob Weisman As Robert’s grades dipped his high school math teacher, Mr. Crump, began appearing to him at night, sitting in the same style chair he had in the zoom classroom during the day. … Continue reading
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