From the Archives w BCS #456: "Concerto for Winds and Resistance" by Cara Masten DiGirolamo, BCS #327.

"The piece was by a composer from Labadi. The trumpet had gone to the library to find out more about him, but all the books on Labadi were gone. The Dictator wanted the trumpet's home to not exist, to not ever have existed."

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/concerto-for-winds-and-resistance/
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"...Are you sure you’re not confusing him with that servant we had? You know, the one who was putting dead pigeons in people’s beds? Awful business. God knows why he was doing that, though I think you said it had something to do with an enchantment."

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Thomas J. Young's #funny #fantasy #story "Rat Pack" in issue 19:

https://onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.com/current-issue/rat-pack/

Véronique Darwin: This Is My Dream, and I’m Living It

In this interview, author Véronique Darwin discusses the importance of connection with her interconnected short story collection, Mom Camp.
The post Véronique Darwin: This Is My Dream, and I’m Living It appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/veronique-darwin-this-is-my-dream-and-im-living-it

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My 278th free weekly mini-story "Hidden" is out, and you can read it here: https://mattgemmell.scot/books/once-upon-a-time/stories/hidden/

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This #ShortStory by Louis Inglis Hall in the latest (May 2026) issue of Clarkesworld hit many of my star marks. I liked this very much. I also recommend checking his other works.

From the author's post on bsky:
‘The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods’ is about a light switch and a smart fridge and look would you believe me if I said they were the best of friends.

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_05_26/