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The Earth is Sinking!
An essay by Imahl Whett, Institute for Aqua-tektonics, as provided by E. B. Fischadler Art by Justine McGreevy Try as we might, we can’t seem to avoid the frequent news stories or lectures by former politicians claiming to be climate … Continue reading
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Tagged E. B. Fischadler, Geology, Imahl Whett, Justine McGreevy
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Or, The Modern Levitation of Frankenstein
An essay by an anonymous narrator, as provided by Ron Riekki Art by Leigh Legler As an EMT, we routinely come upon body parts. A finger gets severed by a pair of pliers. A toe gets cut off by an … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous Narrator, Biology, Leigh Legler, Necromancy, Ron Riekki
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A Last Minute Message for the Youth
A letter from Richard Rictor, as provided by Brodie Lowe Art provided by Luke Spooner Preparation is key. Especially when going up against Iredell County’s newest monsters in those woods behind your house. Given the fact that none of us … Continue reading
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Tagged Brodie Lowe, Cryptozoology, Luke Spooner, Richard Rictor, Vampire
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That Man Behind the Curtain: January 2019
January was focused getting ready for our Kickstarter. Which ends the day this post goes live, February 28th. If you happen to catch this post before then, we’d love your support. Maybe we have funded by the time you read … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind the Scenes, Indie Publishing, Small Business, Small Press
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The Essence of Sprout
An essay by Professor Caldwell Mook, as told to Nick Morrish Art by Leigh Legler It is not often that I agree to become personally involved in one of the scientific experiments that I am investigating. Generally, I prefer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Caldwell Mook, Food Science, Leigh Legler, Nick Morrish, Pharmacology
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The Parts of Him That I Can Help With
An essay by Stephen L. Thayer, as provided by Gordon B. White Art by Errow Collins My younger brother Cameron never understood what working from home meant, so when he called me at 2:30 pm, I was wrist-deep in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Errow Collins, Gordon B. White, Necromancy, Stephen L. Thayer
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Old Mother Shudders
An essay by Old Mother Shudders, as provided by Tom McGee Art by Leigh Legler There was a time when everyone knew to come to me for advice … but then my hair began to grey, my back began to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cryptozoology, Leigh Legler, Lycanthropy, Old Mother Shudders, Tom McGee
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Forty-Flesh Barrier
An essay by Tethys, as provided by Raluca Balasa Art by Luke Spooner Across the bar hangs a sign reading Humans Only. A man with a seeing eye dog sits exactly twenty-three meters from me, hazy in the smoke under … Continue reading
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Tagged Cybernetics, Cyberpunk, Luke Spooner, Raluca Balasa, Robotics, Science Fiction, Tethys
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That Man Behind the Curtain: December 2018
December was focused mostly on getting Winter 2019’s quarterly out the door. Amazon’s Createspace is being absorbed by Amazon’s KDP Print, and this was our first stab at publishing a book through them. There was a sharp learning curve, as … Continue reading
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