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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Stop by our Capclave table this weekend for the Mysterion anthologies and books by several of our authors! @capclave.bsky.social

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A unique science fantasy take on the future and the afterlife, where the living can communicate with deceased loved ones via radio: “Between Static and Heaven”, by @mikecantreed.bsky.social www.mysteriononline.com/2026/09/betw...

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Between Static and Heaven

by Michael A. Reed Talan pressed mom's radio to his ear, listening for signs of her spirit. He twisted the volume knob and changed the chann...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A British criminal defence barrister is deeply annoyed when a literal halo starts growing out of his head, in “Haloman”. Catholic magic realism from Tao Yuan, new this week at Mysterion! www.mysteriononline.com

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Three brothers burying their father in the Nevada desert are stunned when all the satellites filling the night sky start to explode. Check out near-future SF “Above the Vaulted Sky”, Kurtis Hessel’s debut fiction publication! www.mysteriononline.com/2026/08/abov...

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Above the Vaulted Sky

by Kurtis Hessel The desert wind whipped the fire, now flattening the flames against the ground like a rocket’s exhaust, now folding them, ...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@rajivmote.bsky.social takes us to a village filled with old secrets, and a loving father who can’t let himself think too much about what might have happened eight years ago. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/07/we-m...

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We Must Love as God Loves

by Rajiv Moté After the battle that drew the border between our village and the Forest Folk, the pastor told me I should know which passion...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A long-dormant AI remembers events it shouldn’t and claims it was transformed by faith, in Rod A. White’s new SF story, “The Shepherd Circuit”. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/06/the-...

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The Shepherd Circuit

by Rod A. White “Restore them,” the voice whispered. It didn’t come through speakers or data lines, but through something older. Holier. Dr...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In a dystopian near future transformed by AI and “pharmechnology”, a homeless man must decide whether he believes in a power that can work through him to bring true healing. “From the Light”, by Larry Ferrill. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/05/from...

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From the Light

by Larry Ferrill 1 It’s already dark, not a good time to be looking for a new place to shelter; it’s time to be burrowing under and hopi...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

In Tao Yuan’s short fiction debut, “Sonata”, a deceased pianist must communicate the reality of divine Glory to the one living person he’s never been able to communicate anything to: his daughter. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/04/sona...

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Sonata

by Tao Yuan The noise the piano keys made was not ugly, although a man had just fallen dead across them. Indeed, I found that black and oran...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A teenager facing death isn’t sure he’s ready for paradise, in “The Skywhale in the Garden”. New flash fiction from Jared Oliver Adams. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/04/the-...

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The Skywhale in the Garden

by Jared Oliver Adams Moonlight slants through mossy oak branches, dappling the whale hovering a few inches above the koi pond. “Skywhale!”...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

In “Grackles”, a historian researching the lives of two magical vagabonds from a family legend learns that their story is older and stranger than he could have imagined. New from K.Ferngall! @lifemadesimple.bsky.social www.mysteriononline.com/2026/03/grac...

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Grackles

by K. Ferngall It has now been revealed to me that the tale to which my people lay claim is, in reality, three tales. Of one we can hold no ...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A Detroit medium relies on the spirits to help her scam wealthy clients; but the spirits have their own agenda. “The Murdering Hour”, new from Mysterion by @charliekondek.bsky.social www.mysteriononline.com/2026/02/the-...

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The Murdering Hour

by Charlie Kondek She was in bed, the sky behind the curtains still gray, when one of them spoke to her, the one that claimed to be a child ...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In “A Tap on the Forehead”, the man who can forgive sins is hiding out with a shotgun to deter unwanted petitioners, while a woman from his past tries to bring him out of retirement. But every super power has its dark side! New from Frederick Gero Heimbach. www.mysteriononline.com/2026/01/a-ta...

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A Tap on the Forehead

by Frederick Gero Heimbach I met Jane at Melvin’s by the southern, less inaccessible, end of the lake. Jane called it the “local” grocery,...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Lucifer is alarmed to see humans working together. But, as each attempt to disrupt their efforts fails more disastrously, he starts to realize that hell itself is in danger. Don’t miss “The Pit of Babel”, by Ghanaian author Kofi Nyameye!

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The Pit of Babel

by Kofi Nyameye From The Book of the Amranaiyeh (meaning unknown), known also as The Book of the Chronicles of the Conquests of Man (year of...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In “Stray”, a divorced father’s reluctant decision to invite a homeless woman into his apartment during a winter storm threatens to derail Christmas. A Christmas horror story from Canadian author Wes Berger: www.mysteriononline.com/2025/12/stra...

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Stray

by Wes Berger John couldn't have said exactly why he did it. She didn’t look that old, maybe in her late fifties. She didn’t seem to be st...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

In this early Christmas story, an interruption in the augmented reality subscription that keeps Chunfei from seeing any unpleasantness on her way to work leads to an unexpected encounter. “Marshmallows”, by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. @spires.bsky.social, www.mysteriononline.com/2025/11/mars...

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Marshmallows

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires It’s the first day of December, which means out go all those pesky oranges—no more pumpkin pies, gobbling turkeys, an...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

New Mysterion story! In C. Dan Castro’s “Lies of Omission”, Caleb uses black magic to call a “truth teller”, hoping to find out where his mother is—not realizing that knowledge gained through magic always comes at a terrible cost. www.mysteriononline.com/2025/10/lies...

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Lies of Omission

by C. Dan Castro Caleb Snowe stared into his mom’s room, its single bed covered with smooth sheets long unused. For the umpteenth time—Grand...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

A dying rural community is plagued by ravenous monsters after the death of “The Last Sin-Eater of Harfolk County”, by Grace F.Hopkins. New this week from Mysterion! www.mysteriononline.com/2025/09/the-...

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The Last Sin-Eater of Harfolk County

by Grace F. Hopkins It was hotter than seven hells outside, but they kept the windows closed. Mrs. Abernathy—Widow Abernathy now—didn’t want...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

A man finds his comfortable solitude challenged by visitations from the past and a long-ago catastrophe he can’t possibly avert, in “Timestorm”, L.H. Phillips’s love letter to Galveston, Texas. New from Mysterion! www.mysteriononline.com/2025/08/time...

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Timestorm

by L.H. Phillips “What’s up with the fence?” Martin scuffed his feet in the direction of the strange little border around the front yard...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

In Joshua Lampkins’s new science fiction story, faith is “Bright and Distant as the Moons”, as a priest struggles to decide whether to put others in danger to uphold the principles of a religion he isn’t sure he believes in anymore. www.mysteriononline.com/2025/07/brig...

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Bright and Distant as the Moons

by Joshua Lampkins Father Poatnum was in the middle of Matins prayer when he heard the splash of someone entering the underwater temple. Thi...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

In Gretchen Tessmer’s “My Gallery Granddaughter”, the Curator has absolute authority over paintings in the gallery. But why should he decide which works remain and which are doomed to storage? www.mysteriononline.com/2025/07/my-g...

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My Gallery Granddaughter

by Gretchen Tessmer They say one of us needs to be moved to storage tomorrow morning. There’s a new acquisition coming in. Something edgy, n...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Tessa only wants to be an action hero in the movies, but real life keeps dragging her in, as “The Watcher Awakens”. Don’t miss this satirical take on Tinseltown, from David A. Hewitt! www.mysteriononline.com/2025/06/the-...

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The Watcher Awakens

by David A. Hewitt Tunisia, North Africa In the dark, across the rugged, rock-strewn ground of the desert ravine, Lyandra fled. In the dark...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In E.L. Mellor’s “Catherine Wheels”, a young girl’s supernatural gift challenges her family to re-examine what they thought they knew. www.mysteriononline.com/2025/05/cath...

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Catherine Wheels

by E.L. Mellor Jane arrived at the old rectory after the first chill of autumn had gilded the maple trees in its front yard. Under one of th...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

D.G.P. Rector returns to Mysterion with historical fantasy “Honey-Fang’s Confessor”, in which a legendary king who once slew monsters now faces a greater challenge: providing for his people in a changing world. www.mysteriononline.com/2025/04/hone...

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Honey-Fang's Confessor

by D.G.P. Rector When Colm found the King, he was chopping wood, the ferocity of a warrior in each swing of the ax. He made little noise, ex...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

www.mysteriononline.com/2025/03/the-... In “The Gift”, a Christian police officer is tempted to collaborate with a medium on his latest case, where the clock is ticking and a child’s life is in danger. New from @charliekondek.bsky.social!

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The Gift

by Charlie Kondek Detroit Police Officer Tim Miner had two women on his mind. One was Mother Grace, his mentor in the gift of prophecy, w...

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Enigmatic Mirror Press @enigmaticmirror.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

New historical fantasy at Mysterion, by Malaysian author Derek Kho! In “Antu”, a 19th century missionary to Borneo is haunted, along with his congregation, by his own family’s history with the island. www.mysteriononline.com/2025/02/antu...

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Antu

by Derek Kho As Father Vincent makes his way through the crowd of Dayak huntsmen, he is gripped by a sensation he has not felt since his t...

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