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A Case Study of the Side Effects of Nauseamin and their Possible Treatment

An essay by Dr. John Carver, as provided by Diana Parparita Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye Aidan was one of the first cases. Looking back, I should have noticed it sooner: the weight loss, the heavy makeup, her temper getting shorter … Continue reading

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Hazelwitch vs. Hazelwitch

An essay by Judge Salvadore Ironfist, as provided by K.G. Jewell Photograph by Dawn Vogel (This story is also available in audio format at Toasted Cake.) BE IT REMEMBERED on January 21, 2012, the Court held a hearing in the … Continue reading

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Chuck the Alien

An essay by Dexter Smithers, as provided by Michael Rettig Art by Justine McGreevy My life changed for the infinite better one year, four months, and twenty three days ago. Hell, I’m even getting a Pulitzer Prize next month for … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell — A Tale of Boredom and Hawaiian Shirts

An essay by Donald R. Fussbarrow, as provided by Myke Edwards Art by Luke Spooner/Carrion House It has always amazed me how many secrets and mysteries a city can hold. Sure, that’s a massive cliché, but it’s the grim truth. A … Continue reading

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Safety in Quiet

An essay by Troy Martin, as provided by Jason Lairamore Photograph by Eleanor Leonne Bennett My name is Troy Martin. I’m locked in a sound proof room deep underground in a government building you’ve never heard of but probably have … Continue reading

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Experimental Eschatology: Key Definitions in an Emergent Field

An essay by Lady Dr. Morag MacChruim, as provided by Zoe McAuley Photo by Dawn Vogel This treatise is intended to define a field of study which has long been the focus of my life: Experimental Eschatology. The term is … Continue reading

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The Monster Is the Father to the Child

An essay by Frankenstein, as provided by Richard Zwicker Art by Katie Nyborg “Are you Frankenstein?” The question was laughable. I was seven feet tall, with a head flatter than the Netherlands, and twin electrodes sticking out the sides of … Continue reading

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Oenophilia

An essay by Dr. W, as provided by Megan Vogel. Photograph by Megan Vogel. I gazed thoughtfully at the dark emerald beaker, turning its smooth surface in my gloved hands. The dim light in my laboratory gave it an eerie, … Continue reading

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Evolutionary Tendencies Observed in the Callentradian Snare

From the unpublished field journal of James L. Goldstein, PhD, edited and with an afterword by J. J. Roth Art by Justine McGreevy In the three years since I left New Earth to take my current post studying native avifauna on the … Continue reading

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Protocol 3.1

An essay by K. S. O’Neill Art by Luke Spooner/Carrion House Web Alpha: Access not granted. Protocol 2 not available. Protocol 3.0 not available. Protocol 3.1 engaged. Contact with web Alpha via temporal sheer bounce attempted via local web access. … Continue reading

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