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Original Cover Artwork: "Lumen Guide" by bottrfly - A 3D digital piece exploring themes of inner light, intuition, and guidance.
Dear Readers,
The weather has warmed up significantly, so it must be time to publish our Summer 2026 issue.
I had a wonderful time putting this issue together. Each of these stories and poems spoke to a part of me that needed to hear the messages within them. I hope you, too, find something in these pages that makes you think, wonder, and feel a little more deeply than before.
If I had to choose a theme for this issue, it would be journeys—to travel far and near, within oneself, across the globe, and among the stars.
We roam the streets of Andalusia in He Who Wanders and visit the ancient stone circle of Mên-an-Tol in The Pilgrimage. We search for long-lost treasures in What Was Lost and discover that a life of terror comes with a cost in The Teche Terror. These are only a few of the journeys waiting for you in this issue.
I hope you enjoy them.
Angelica, editor
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
FICTION
FICTION
"He will show up soon. He always does."
"There was no reason to discuss the rules of a game they had played so many times before."
"You're only ever one find away from freedom."
"You call something the 'Terror,' you gonna be scared of it, no?"
"Little Sebastian" by Howard Tseng
"You forgot the Soup To Forget again!"
"The Pilgrimage" by Frances Gaudiano
"Honestly, some dogs never grow up."
"Mia's Nightmare" by Nicola Lombardi
"No, no, that's not my name. But I believe I'll have to get used to it."
FLASH FICTION
FLASH FICTION
POETRY
NONFICTION
FROM THE ARCHIVES
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Originally published in Issue 50, spring 2020
Originally published in Issue 50, spring 2020
"Bayou Luminescence" by Laura F. Sanchez
Originally published in Issue 50, spring 2020
I suppose the inspiration for "Bayou Luminescence" came from some family members being caught in traffic by the wreck of a huge hagfish truck (The "slime eels" were all over the highway!), combined with sadness at the slow submergence of bayou country due to climate change.
And my novel, Alien Crossings, was published in 2022.
"A Life of Many Splendors" by Christina Sng
Originally published in Issue 59, summer 2022
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