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The Bracelets of the Gods

The Bracelets of the Gods by A.D.R. Forte The woman, Chiri, has never seen the bracelets of the gods even though she is from the city and a grown adult. For this reason, Nama pities the city woman in spite … Continue reading

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First Fruits

Pixie Bruner First Fruits The first in vivo Dreamfruit occurred ex nihilo The labs could not figure them out. Their chemistry too complex for chromatography, the tearful botanists left apoplectic. The first documented gardener was a woman named “Chava,” no … Continue reading

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Drawn by Light

Drawn by Light by CJ Erick Transformation. The idea feels dangerous, even for someone like me, who was born from a cocoon. It started with the missing girl. How does one missing girl change my whole damn world? I was … Continue reading

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Albino Raven

Katharyn Howd Machan Albino Raven Who paints the picture for his tarot card? Who dares to turn deep sacred black into a mockery of flight? White, white, white the woe of widespread wings, raw caw: who can raise a brush … Continue reading

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Quantum Question

Howard S. Carman, Jr. Quantum Question In a quantum world, my existence is a single stationary state whose behavior is collapsed from a superposition of all possible states (mine, yours, all who have gone before, all who are to come, … Continue reading

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Watch, Decide, Act

Watch, Decide, Act by James Van Pelt Sylvia North watched Wyatt Timmons crying at his corner desk. Front seat, far right row. Head low, dark hair draped over his eyes, but the quiver in his shoulders, and his hands clasped … Continue reading

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There Are No Secrets Among the Stars

John C. Mannone There Are No Secrets Among the Stars The Wise One fell from heaven through the cold rock wall He lighted upon a slab in the tomb A white linen unfolded itself to wrap around his body with … Continue reading

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Two-Minute Test

Tabor Skreslet Two-Minute Test Sterile expectant surfaces enclose medbay lab chemical reaction waiting woman waiting two minutes I know that I skipped it I’ve been counting so well tracking cycles do I feel different should I feel different yet it’s … Continue reading

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Swarm Hunter

Swarm Hunter By David Hann Michael Bek cursed. The sun was dropping behind the mountains to the west, and he had no way of getting back to the colony before dark. He kicked a rock, sending it flying along the … Continue reading

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In Darkness

John Wise In Darkness I am what you find in darkness. I exist in fissures which appear when pale streetlight constructs shadow. I move from darkness to darkness— a moment disregarded in normal circumstance. I am what you find in … Continue reading

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