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Short Fiction Spotlight

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: November 2024

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An island forms the top of an older person's face reflected in the water.
Original Fiction
Folklore and Mythology

Songs of the Snow Whale

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An illustration of Leopold II of Belgium at a podium while ghostly figures stand behind him.
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Alternate History

Vulcanization

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Photo of an open notebook, pen, and coffee cup on a table
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Seven SFF Stories With Surprising Endings

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Short Fiction Spotlight

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2024

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Brooklyn Botanical Garden, showing a lush landscape with a river and bridge
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Five SFF Stories Featuring Plants and Gardens

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An illustration of a blue 1963 International Metro van drifting through space as it passes a red sofa that floats in the background.
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Science Fiction

I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe

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Book cover of The Dark Descent horror anthology
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Dissecting The Dark Descent

There’s Always a Bigger Fish: “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor

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An abstract illustration of two figures floating in space.
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Science Fiction

Become of Me

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Cover of The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic
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Revealing The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic

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Painting of a woman and child reading
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Five SFF Stories Featuring Mother-Daughter Relationships

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Painting of a woman seated in a pastoral landscape, with a unicorn resting partially in her lap
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Nine Short Stories About Living With Magical Creatures

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“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

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