March-April 2023
Standard Edition + Genesis Variant + Exodus Variant




The King of the Universe Dies Again
By Kay Vaindal
One hundred years after eight billion of us died in the Great Atmospheric Event, I began hooking up with ancient Assyrian king, Esarhaddon.

Art Feature: Dream Machines
Art by Marischa BeckerFeature by Rob Carroll
Marischa Becker’s rapidly evolving art portfolio is a slipstream dreamscape of many different genres and styles. Just when it feels as though she has se...

Art Feature: System Overload
Art by João Antunes Jr.Feature by Rob Carroll
The work of João Antunes Jr. is everything I love about genre art and fiction: the high concept of science fiction and the visceral fears of horror—tog...

Author Interview: Andrew F. Sullivan
Feature by Marissa van Uden
The Marigold, by Andrew F Sullivan, is an eco-horror mystery about a city—near-future Toronto—succumbing to corporate “luxury” development and the ambitions of the rich ...

Author Interview: Rachel Harrison
Feature by Janelle Janson
Rachel Harrison has blown up the horror scene with her exceptional contemporary voice. First with The Return, then with Cackle, and most recently with Such Sharp Teeth. He...

Author Interview: S. A. Chakraborty
Feature by Jena Brown
Shannon Chakraborty first swept into the fantasy world with her debut novel, City of Brass, in 2017. Her expansive world of djinn and magic captivated fans, and her characters...

Reprint Story: The Boxing Men
By Ray DaleyOriginally Published in A Year of Living Bradbury: 52 Stories Inspired by Ray BradburyDedication: For Mike Flory, sadly missed. Ad Astra.
“So, Mister Anders, is it?” asked the Superviso...

Cover Art Feature: 20,000 Skeletons
By Doodleskelly
“The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.”
–Henry Miller American Novelist

Letter from the Editor: After the Fall
By Rob Carroll
I would like to start this issue’s letter from the editor with an excerpt from one of the stories included in these pages. It’s an elegantly written post-apocalypse tale told through...
Issue 014 Authors

Anj Baker

Ray Daley

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

Naomi Eselojor

Aia Järvinen

Anastasia Kirchoff

Zachary Rosenberg

Erin Strubbe

A. P. Thayer

H. G. Watson
Issue 014 Artists

João Antunes Jr.

Marischa Becker

Doodleskelly
Cover Artist