In the Hours Preceding the Fall of Tau-Sants
A man and his unusual partner set out to assassinate a tyrant and bring down an empire.
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Turn Right For Terror
An elderly woman reminisces about her strange and frightening experiences as an actor in a super...
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Years after the death of the human it was supposed to help, a digital assistant wakes and search...
Trail Cam
Trail camera footage reveals the strange occurrences and dark secrets hiding in the woods surrou...
The Perpetual Post
A time-traveling transgalactic delivery worker's latest delivery has less to do with galactic ev...
This Is Not My Timeline
A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.
This Fleshy Side of the Bone
While mourning the sudden death of his family’s first dog, a college student recounts the tale o...
I Spin Records Into Gold
Amid the glitz and glamor of the 1970s American rock scene, a mysterious music exec promises an...
The Day-Blind Stars
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Let’s Go to the Zoo
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A tantalizing pact between an ordinary woman and the silver-tongued son of the Devil is all that...
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An achingly romantic, slow-burn love story set in a sumptuous world ruled by magical perfume.
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Some blood tastes like vengeance. Some blood tastes like grief. Some blood tastes like nothing a...
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Some Ways to Retell a Fairy Tale
There's more to “once upon a time” than meets the eye...
The Woman Carrying a Corpse
We’re excited to reprint “The Woman Carrying a Corpse” by Chi Hui, translated from Chinese...
The Stars We Raised
We’re delighted to share “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from C...
A Dream of Electric Mothers
We're excited to reprint "A Dream of Electric Mothers," the 2023 Nebula Award–nominated novelett...
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