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On Dosing the Water Supply with a High Powered Mind Control Mutagen

An essay by Dr. Zora Next, as delivered to the Press by Brandon Miller Art by Luke Spooner Dear My Concerned Public: I want to take this opportunity to clear up the misconceptions about the events of April 20, 2013, … Continue reading

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part V

As a helpful reminder, those wishing to read the gripping conclusion to “Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection” can find it in our Summer 2013 collection! Click here for Part IV!

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My Gran the Time Traveler

An essay by Engel Keyes, as provided by Adam Sear Art by Katie Nyborg My Gran is a time-traveler. Not by choice or force, even. It was purely accidental. My parents didn’t believe me when I told them. It was only … Continue reading

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part IV

By R.G. Summers Art by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part III. On the day that I was to break my father out of prison, I woke up to the sound of sirens in the streets below. I stumbled out … Continue reading

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Quality Control

An essay by Ellis Dowd, as provided by JC Hemphill Photo provided by Eleanor Leonne Bennett Until yesterday, I worked in quality control at the Farmer’s Son peanut butter factory. You know, that big, shiny one over in Level Creek. The … Continue reading

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part III

By R.G. Summers Art by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part II. After my phone call with Mr. Charlie, I went directly to the salon down the street. He had told me that he would send a plane immediately and … Continue reading

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Diary of a Turnip Girl

An essay by Ellyn Patterson, as provided by Finale Doshi-Velez Art by Leigh Legler As the science of genetic engineering nears maturity, our understanding of the psychological repercussions of commonplace genetic modifications remains woefully understudied. Below I share an excerpt … Continue reading

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part II

By R.G. Summers Photo by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part I. Finding out that my mother had been cryogenically frozen for the past seventeen years put a damper on the whole weekend. Uncle Bruce repeatedly offered to take me … Continue reading

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Electricity (And How To Survive It)

Advice from Professor Swick, as provided by Adam Millard Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye My name, if you are not from the scientific community or a member of The Society of Mad Professors, is Professor Swick, and I am one of the … Continue reading

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part I

By R.G. Summers Photo by Dawn Vogel I knew that my family wasn’t going to make a big deal out of my eighteenth birthday. It would have been nice if they’d at least been there, but with Dad incarcerated in … Continue reading

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