The Selkie, by David K. Yeh
March 1942. I cling to a trunk amidst the flaming wreckage of torpedoed ships. The stink of burning petrol is overwhelming. A human cannot survive in these frozen waters more … Continue reading
Ambergris, or The Sea-Sacrifice, by Rhonda Eikamp
There once lived a fisherman named Sandoval, who had a wife much younger than himself whom he loved like the sand on the shore. They had no children, her body’s … Continue reading
Littoral Drift, by L.S. Johnson
There is only a thin sunlight this morning, yet the pill glows with promise. It is blue and fat, the kind of gelatinous capsule we used to call a supplement. … Continue reading
Excerpt from UNLANGUAGE, by Michael Cisco
White Spaces Black Letters This stretch of my way is not romantic or unromantic. Engulfed suddenly in shadow. It’s densely crowded with black figures crossing and uncrossing my path, silhouetted … Continue reading
Issue 6 Table of Contents
Here’s the full table of contents for Issue 6, which launches on March 24. Our “Seas” collection features stories set on (or in) the vast deep, but not all great … Continue reading
Unravelling, by Julia August
I. The witch’s nails were long and white. “Follow your dreams,” she said and flicked her spindle so that the crosspieces blurred. It was a Turkish spindle of the sort … Continue reading
After the Rain, by Polenth Blake
I’m ten or seven when it starts to rain. Claire takes the afternoon off work. She arrives home with an umbrella broken by the wind and a damp box, with … Continue reading
The Lion and the Unicorn, by A.C. Wise
(Content warning for sexual assault) The moment they see the unicorn boy—the shine of his skin, the pearlescent spiral of his horn, his silken hair pale as moonlight—they want him. … Continue reading
LACKINGTON'S 
Issue 5 Foreword
Our “beldams” theme was a tricky one to fill, given its relative narrowness, but I’m glad Lackington’s put out the call. Submitters didn’t disappoint. Do I take anything away from … Continue reading →