An Interview with M. Raoulee
We’re celebrating the launch of Issue 18 by talking about all sorts of “magics” (bold or subtle) with our authors, and what inspired their stories. Lackington’s: “Love Letters from Velveteen” … Continue reading
An Interview with Julia August
We’re celebrating the launch of Issue 18 by talking about all sorts of “magics” (bold or subtle) with our authors, and what inspired their stories. Lackington’s: Your story “Prima Fuit, … Continue reading
Issue 18 Table of Contents
Enchantment is nigh! We’ve finally put together a “Magics” issue that nods to more than mere sorcery. Not surprisingly, witchcraft creeps into several Issue 18 tales, and we’ve also included … Continue reading
Issue 17 Table of Contents
We’re beyond excited to present our “Gothics” issue, containing a record nine stories—including a collaborative tale by five past contributors. This “exquisite corpse” piece was crafted in sequence by Mike … Continue reading
A Thousand Tongues of Silver, by Kate Heartfield
I am a book. My pages are purple. This is how they made me. First, they flayed the calves, stretched and scraped their wet skins. Then they mixed lichen and … Continue reading
Satia Te Sanguine, by A.J. Hammer
You’re walking down the Lungotevere one day, your last day in Rome, in fact, when a woman stops you. She smiles, a bright smile, and invites you, in English, into … Continue reading
Letters Written to the Dearest Deceased Frances Blood, by R.M. Graves
Runnymede, Friday 30th March 1787. Afternoon. Fanny, it is I, Mary. I know we vowed to never indulge the aristocracy. However, I must work my sister’s keep as Father invests … Continue reading
Nothing Must Be Wasted, by Arkady Martine
The vultures had colonized the shell of her ship. The largest and bravest perched on Yagmur’s chest, its talons caught in the straps of her pilot’s harness. She watched it … Continue reading
Swans and Roses and Snow, by Laura Friis
This story is dedicated to Charlotte Brontë and Jean Rhys. She has often set fires. It is the power she has, in this cold place, to kindle fire upwards from … Continue reading
Issue 17 Foreword
This issue is overdue. Not only am I a lifelong Gothic geek, but the Gothic is an unquestionably popular fascination. I almost feel I must hang my head in apology … Continue reading →