There is illness in the wind and unease in the soil. It has been here since 1904 when the first splotch of chestnut blight showed in our hills; it will be here until the last American Chestnut is dead...

The partially petrified remains of the last living vampire lie preserved on an island at the top of the world, under the watchful eye of the midnight sun. Little is known about her save what survives ...

For us to be trans/formative we must first be trans/formed, our bodies unspooling from convention so that conviction instead  becomes the messy, sticky substance that drags our bones together and give...

The worst of it is the noise of them. The shouting, the scuff of sandal on stone, the scrape of bronze on the wood of the temple door. Hot summers and lean rains have bred discontent—crops dead in the...

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Welcome to this special guest-edited issue, featuring poetry recommendations by Marisca Pichette! Marisca is one of my favorite writers. Her poetry and prose always feature breathtaking language, w…

Mother: “Where night is full of hungry mouths, / I lost my dream. I gave it to a coyote passing."

Mother: “Where night is full of hungry mouths, / I lost my dream. I gave it to a coyote passing."

Get more from Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews on Patreon. Positive reviews of new science fiction and fantasy poetry. Support Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews and get exclusive access to th...

We list job, volunteer, internship, and fellowship openings with the independent literary magazines and publishers that are members of CLMP and other literary colleagues. If you’re a CLMP Member and y...

/ˈɡænɪmiːd/ i. Greek god (in this poem cyborg) —A Trojan boy who was abducted, and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus’s (in this poem His country’s) cupbearer. ii. A boy (in this poem cybo...

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.