An isolated city in the clouds is visited by a stranger on glass wings. Where did he come from? Another city? Perhaps. What does he want? That's a more dangerous question.

Read "The Man with Glass Wings" by Maria Chiru for free!

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Lost and alone, a shipboard AI considers its fate and that of its long gone crew in "The Starward Cormorant" by Nathan Poole Shannon.
Read it now at

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All stories for our upcoming spring issue have been finalized!
If you submitted a story and are waiting to hear, check your inbox!

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What would you do if the death of certain people added to your own lifespan? Would you honor those who have made you functionally immortal, or would you feel entitled to your years?

Read "How Not to Live Forever" by Douglas Kolacki free in out Winter 2026 issue.

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They say a good deed is its own reward.
But who could guess that simply giving a stranger a lift to the bus terminal could take you--and your beat up old car--to the most amazing places?

Read "The Good Stuff" by Dennis M. Powers for free, now!

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The forests of Northern California are ancient--eldritch in their own right.
When Tex finds themselves lost among in those uncanny woods, they realize these trees know things they could not, and the forest craves more than they are willing to give.
Read "Brethren" by L.M Conkling, free, in our Winter 2026 issue!

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@perseidprophecies/116047520309831015

We are ALSO open for science fact article and cover art submissions!

"The Far-cry of Archaic Dust" by Antoinette Van Sluytman is a beautiful, afrocosmic story of a far future where tales of walking among the dust quicken the imagination.
It's an experience far better read than described.

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