November-December 2023
Standard Edition + Bon Voyage Variant
The Final Issue
I Am the Burning Bush
By Stephen S. Schreffler
Look at how helpless he is. Scraping against the steel door. Poor human. Sad little Demitri. He was supposed to be my burning bush, wasn’t he? Now look at him, pounding awa...
These Luminous Cadavers
By Rich Larson
It started off so small: a micrometeorite the size of a clenched fist, plunging undetected into the dusty belly of the Gobi.
Now the Spiral is visible from orbit, a massive organic l...
Saturation
By Eliane Boey
The comet scoured a red tail overhead for half an annum, before news finally reached us that it was the quinquennial supply ship, going down in a solar storm. Cheer lifted off us and...
Factory Faerie
By Derrick Boden
I died under a spore-glutted sky, my diminutive face pressed to the scrapyard storm drain, behind the factory where they build the needles to stitch the city back together. Through...
Where the Robots Go
By Malena Salazar Maciá
No one stopped me when I reached the door. I thought I saw tears on Clara’s cheeks, but it was a trick of my visual implants. She was stretched out on among her toys, star...
Letter from the Editor: Ozymandias
By Rob Carroll
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, “The end of a melody is not its goal, but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end, it would not have reached its goal eithe...
Art Feature: Shape of the Future
Art by Eva KosmosFeature by Rob Carroll
Eva Kosmos is a concept artist and illustrator who looks at the future the same way she would a bowl of fruit: as a collection of shapes, silhouettes, colors...
Art Feature: Modern Lore
Art by Sylvia StrijkFeature by Rob Carroll
The visual beauty of Sylvia Strijk’s artwork is undeniable, and her talent and technique are extraordinary. But it’s her mastery of style, theme, and moti...
Cover Art Feature: Kid-A
By Olly Jeavons
“Now we are one in everlasting peace.”
—Radiohead
“Exit Music (For A Film)”
OK Computer
Issue 018 Authors
Derrick Boden
Eliane Boey
Andy Dudak
Jean-Paul L. Garnier
Drew Huff
Rich Larson
Angela Liu
Malena Salazar Maciá
Steph Nelson
Stephen S. Schreffler
Issue 019 Artists
Olly Jeavons
Cover Artist
Eva Kosmos
Sylvia Strijk