The Unpaved

“The Unpaved” by K.C. Mead-Brewer, designed by Natalie Mueller The Unpaved is an augmented reality game designed by Computer Science graduate student Natalie Mueller and written by speculative fiction author K.C. Mead-Brewer. The story explores the Anthropocene through an interactive ecohorror fiction set on Georgia Tech’s campus. We are currently completing the final stages of…

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Please

“Please” by Chloe N. Clark Mother says remembershe says the Earth was once an hourglassand we kept turning and turningit until its shape twisted,formed something strange Mother says be witness,as she plaits our hair, she saysspread these stories out into the wildsof planets far beyond the stars weknow, the ones we name easily Mother says…

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The Vocationologist

by Issui Ogawa, translated by Camden Hine 1 “The next customer is ready,” my assistant called from the waiting room. The young man entered the interview room and looked around as I rose from the sofa to observe his appearance. He had a medium build and was wearing jeans with a long-sleeved pinstripe dress shirt….

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Aneutronic Love Song for the New Century

by dm armstrong Mia couldn’t sleep on the plane. The call from DOD last week had been cryptic. “You’ll be traveling soon, is that right?” “Giving a lecture in Lisbon,” she’d said. “It’s been on the books for months.” “If anyone asks, you’re adding a stop to your itinerary.” “Where?” “Japan.” “Japan isn’t exactly tacking…

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Fingers

by Edogawa Ranpo, translated by Yeu-Ann Huang, illustrated by Emerson Barrett Image Content Warning: Blood Music played by Sofi Sanders The patient slowly woke up from the anesthesia and saw my face.  Thick and heavy bandages were wrapped around his right hand, but he had no inkling that it had been severed from the wrist down. He was a…

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