What do you do when you're on a planetary expedition and you discover your whole crew dead, you're locked out if the ship's controls, the ship-board AI starts acting cagey about someone else on board, and THEN you start having dreams that feel like someone else's memories?

Read "The Speed of Dark" by Floyd Largent:

https://perseidprophecies.ca/issue-9-spring-2026/the-speed-of-dark/

#scifi #sciencefiction #shortstory

Horror, scifi, fantasy, and weird fiction.
If it's strange, dark, or just off the beaten path of "reality," we want to read it.
Submissions for our Summer '26 issue are open until May 31st.

See guidelines here:
https://perseidprophecies.ca/submissions/

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A prodigal son returns home to learn his old money comes with some old and very dark secrets, in Marsden Lyonwahl's Southern Gothic yarn "Me, Myself, and I."

https://perseidprophecies.ca/issue-9-spring-2026/me-myself-and-i/

#southerngotihic #horror #shortstory #indiemagazine #indiezine

Submissions for our Summer '26 isssue are open until the end of May! Check our Submissions page for genres and guidelines! We don't ask that you stick to a theme, but matching the season of the issue is encouraged!

https://perseidprophecies.ca/submissions/

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One of the hellhounds pulled a weird and wonderful (and strangely lichen-encrusted) short story out from under the basement stairs this morning. No one remembers receiving it, and its author is listed only as "Fae."

It feels like a trap, but we're not sure if acceptance or rejection will spring it.

Trapped in a debris-filled orbit and weighed down by grief and guilt, Airo is chosen by Zeng, the pirate holding thr system captive, to aid him in his efforts.
But when Airo learns the truth, he must choose what his new legacy will be.

Read "Inherited Crimes of an Orbit Lord" by Andrew Westermanm for free at:

https://perseidprophecies.ca/

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Submissions are open!
Remember, we don't insist on a theme, but matching your story to the issue's season may catch the eye of that eldritch demi-god known only as "The Reading Team."

https://perseidprophecies.ca/submissions/

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This issue's rant is a look back at the wisdom of the man who inspired the Rants in the first place: Stan Lee and his soapbox.
With the world as it is, it's still important to remember his words about bigotry and hate.

https://perseidprophecies.ca/say-it-again-stan/

#stanlee

If you're visiting our website today (and in the future) to get the latest issue, you may notice some subtle changes.
The IT gremlins worked with the ghosts in the machine to see to it we can now host each issue's stories directly on the site!
You can still download a pdf or epub from our Patreon, but you can also now read everything straight from the source!

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