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July 4, 2018
by Scot Noel It flapped like a wounded bird, struggling weakly at his approach. Caught in lantern light and bounded by what the storm had left behind, […]
July 12, 2020
by Alexandra Seidel Illustrated by Rose Catherine Khan The roc arrived on the island like a bad case of the flu, with little warning and ample […]
August 25, 2018
by Scot Noel Surrounded by the tight walls of her ship, Christine sat in darkness, a gloom alleviated only by the soft green glow of channel […]
June 24, 2018
by Scot Noel There was a child, a girl, hung by her neck from a pole on the outskirts of town. The pole was tall, and […]
July 1, 2018
by Scot Noel The hauntings began with the ghost of Anomalocaris. Stalk-borne, compound eyes rose up from the layered steps of the Ogygopsis shale. A three […]
June 24, 2018
by Scot Noel She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally, decided to walk through the door. Behind her, ten thousand volumes lay sealed […]
July 6, 2018
by Scot Noel The things of his youth were there at the last, taking up station. The things of his youth remembered all they had been […]
July 6, 2018
by Scot Noel He awoke in the desert, buried in sand and glass and unaware of his name. The earth pressed upon him with unbearable weight […]
July 6, 2018
by James Verran and Scot Noel The winds of August came from the north. The cold came too, early, thickening the swamps beneath a lowering sky. […]