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Issue Five: Frontier

Life in America's (Sci-Fi) Movie Set
A peek into the inspiration behind Issue Five's theme
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Miranda Adkins
Let Them Turn You Into Stone
A forger in a court of thieves embarks on a dangerous mission to a gorgon's prison to make up for her mistakes.
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Rosemary Melchior
The Calf
Two sisters in a convent tend to a birthing cow on the last day on Earth
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Olivia Evans
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Moonflower
An astronaut set to begin solo research on the moon has her life completely changed when she discovers a curious flower growing and thriving.
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Lochlainn Heley
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Closer Looks
If the universe is so vast that we might as well be alone, would you keep looking? Nandi, with her intrepid canine companions, Pot and Pan, know their…
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Alex Lynn
Tell Me There's Nobody Else in the World
At the precipice of the end of humanity, a married couple repairs their relationship
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Mara Davis Price
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A Destiny Low and Winding
A stowaway on a contaminated ship must choose between self-preservation and connection
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Ire Coburn
The Necessity of Anarchistic Transhumanism
Considering possible futures for humanity through the lens of science fiction
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Casey Aimer
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The Others
A poem on the human fear of invasion — or is it simply a fear of change?
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Michele Scaccaglia
journey through the afterworld
A poem about an escape and the re-emergence into a new and unknown place
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Katrina Lemaire
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