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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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That Man Behind the Curtain – October 2019
In October we launched I Didn’t Break the Lamp and distributed it out to backers! But what do the numbers look like?
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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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Fiction: The Skitterer: An Impression of an Imaginary Companion
An essay by Titus Rodriguez, Ph.D., as provided by G. D. Watry Art by Leigh Legler Abstract: For decades, myriad parapsychologists have pondered the role of so-called “imaginary companions” (IC) in cases concerning poltergeist activity. Though we may theorize the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cryptozoology, G. D. Watry, Leigh Legler, Titus Rodriguez, Transcript
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Fiction: Time and Again
An essay by an unnamed assistant, as provided by Stephen D. Rogers Art by Errow Collins First of all, it wasn’t my fault. And even if it were my fault, it was an accident. I never meant to bend time … Continue reading
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Tagged Errow Collins, Science Fiction, Stephen D. Rogers, Time Travel, Unnamed Assistant
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That Man Behind the Curtain – September 2019
In September we launched our next-to-last quarterly, sent out copies to patrons and contributors, and finished up I Didn’t Break the Lamp.
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Fiction: Smudge
An essay by the daughter of Hershel Conway, as provided by Jane Abbott Art by Luke Spooner My father was called a crazy man. More than that–a mad scientist. Although I considered such terms to be insults, I admittedly never … Continue reading
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Tagged Daughter of Hershel Conway, Eschatology, Jane Abbott, Luke Spooner, Science Fiction, Time Travel
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