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Fiction: Do Not Touch
An essay by Professor Caldwell Mook, as provided by Nick Morrish Art by Luke Spooner I was recently the recipient of a sizeable bequest from Sir Blumquist Plimpington, a speculative microbiologist with whom I worked during the Manhattan Frog Pox … Continue reading
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Tagged Caldwell Mook, Luke Spooner, Nick Morrish, Pathology, Robotics
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Fiction: Stars Swimming in the Ether
An essay by Priscilla von Muller, as provided by Genevieve McCluer Art by Luke Spooner “Ms. von Muller, I was hoping we could ask you something.” Kirkpatrick, the head scientist of the facility, waved me over. His smug smile as … Continue reading
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Tagged Genevieve McCluer, Luke Spooner, Priscilla von Muller, Xenobiology
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Fiction: The Titan Through the Dust
An essay by Claire Gainsborough, as provided by Joachim Heijndermans Art by Leigh Legler You’ve seen it. Everyone’s seen it. Kids know of it from their school books. It’s been on TV, in movies, and in every history book published … Continue reading
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Tagged Claire Gainsborough, Cryptozoology, Joachim Heijndermans, Kaiju, Leigh Legler
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Fiction: Children of the Guillotine
An essay by Bernard Asse, as provided by Nathan Crowder Art by Luke Spooner You sit there smiling, full of self-importance, bloated with secrets and my finest burgundy, and question the path that brought you here to me. Our previous … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Asse, Cannibalism, Gastronomy, Luke Spooner, Nathan Crowder
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Fiction: Poor Girl
An essay by Jackie Rivera, as provided by Traci Castleberry Art by Errow Collins From across the cobbled street, I watched the rag-clad girl who huddled on the leeward side of the Dolphin Inn. She held one trembling palm extended … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Errow Collins, Jackie Rivera, Science Fiction, Traci Castleberry
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Fiction: In Communion with the Invisible Flock: Erasmus Karl and the Nidificant Manuscript
An essay by Luisa Sontag, as provided by George Salis Art by Leigh Legler “If thy heart were a nest, thou would begat many birds.” –The Purloined Philosophia by Boris of Aventaria There has been much controversy, even mythology, surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged Cryptozoology, George Salis, Leigh Legler, Luisa Sontag, Ornithology
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Fiction: A League of Her Own
An essay by Beth Cantrell, as provided by Robert Dawson Art by America Jones I’ve gone into space with some odd ducks, but let me tell you, Loreena Saunders was one of the oddest. On those early missions to Mars, … Continue reading
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Tagged America Jones, Baseball, Beth Cantrell, Robert Dawson, Space Travel
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Fiction: Jehovah’s Feathers
An essay by Mary Magdalene Farconi, as provided by K. Kitts Art by Leigh Legler Strapped in his bouncy seat, my son Tyler went off at the exact same moment as the kitchen timer and the doorbell. I verified that … Continue reading
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Tagged HOA, K. Kitts, Leigh Legler, Mary Magdalene Farconi, Xenobiology
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Fiction: The Experiment Meets Certain Doom
An essay by Experiment 105, as related by Deborah L. Davitt Art by Luke Spooner I looked up from inside my cage as the skylight of the laboratory opened, and blinked. A swarm of insects poured through the opening, coalescing … Continue reading
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Tagged Deborah L. Davitt, Experiment 105, Four Horsemen, Genetic Engineering, Luke Spooner
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Fiction: Disinhibited
An excerpt from the journals of Combat Search & Rescue Consultant Lana McGee, as provided by Myna Chang Art by Luke Spooner Don’t call me a mercenary. Those guys are pricks. Kidnappers and murderers, the lot of them. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, Lana McGee, Luke Spooner, Myna Chang, Virology
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