Issue 016

By Rob Carroll The law of diminishing returns states that profits or benefits gained from something will represent a proportionally smaller gain as more money or energy is invested in it.

By Dofresh “Twenty-five hundred tons of awesome…or awful. You know, whatever you wanna call it.” —Dr. Newton Geiszler Pacific Rim Screenplay by Travis Beachem & Guillermo del Toro

Debut Novel by Nathan BallingrudReview by Sadie Hartmann Book: The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud Release Date: March 21, 2023 Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Western, Alternative History, Horro...

Feature by Janelle Janson Known for his gripping novels and short stories in the crime and horror genres, Gabino Iglesias has carved a unique niche for himself in the literary world. In this insigh...

By Michelle Ann KingOriginally Published in The Sockdolager I lean against the back wall of the doctor’s office while the camera pans around me, getting good shots of the carefully placed symbols o...

By Eliane Boey It doesn’t feel like four years ago, but that’s when I first saw the word launch itself into a dance above my head—one of far-reaching wings and long legs. At the time, I was a junio...

By Robert E. Harpold That cherry tomato was going to taste sooo good. The skin popping as her teeth closed around it, the cold of the fruit combatting the warmth of her mouth, the tart juice lighti...

By Robin Rose Graves “Good morning, Reagan #6529!” Alexa’s familiar voice pipes into her pod. Her heart pounds with the injection of adrenaline she received, combating the sedative she had six hour...

By Bill Gusky "Why’d you call him that?” she said. “Was he good at, like, erasing things?” Eli and Dania strolled the overgrown golf course at St. Anselm Park, sharing stories of the slug-faces the...