The Trump administration's recent attacks on MaineCare follow a pattern of politicians making accusations of fraud to justify cuts to popular public programs.

This month's stories focus on unstoppable disasters and satisfying revenge...

By C.M. Sullivan

Submissions – FICTION Submission Cycle for our Spring 2026 Issue will be from February 1st  – February 28th , 2026. What We’re Looking For: We love Dreamscapes and nightmares Soaring Read More

Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar by Natalie Zutter   If I were your mother, I would share with you this cautionary tale: Once there was a couple who yearned for a child. When the...

Saltwater Mother

Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar by Natalie Zutter   If I were your mother, I would share with you this cautionary tale: Once there was a couple who yearned for a child. When the...

Three new stories of cozy fantasy romance!

By Wen Wen Yang

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By Lauren Stark Leo 𖤓 | Gemini ⏾ | Aquarius ↑ Oko looked down at their ba’s hand, which lay limp on top of their own in the sunset room. This hand had survived flood and fire, famine and revolt. It…

The first man to summon me is Whitney, my boatswain on the Dharini. This is how I learn that Virat didn’t cremate me. My body still lies on the white sand of our cove, rotting in the turquoise wate…

The first man to summon me is Whitney, my boatswain on the Dharini. This is how I learn that Virat didn’t cremate me. My body still lies on the white sand of our cove, rotting in the turquoise wate…

Alt: a man with long hair is wearing a white shirt with a blue collar and looking at the camera, saying "It's time."

First and floormoose,1 I have a book that comes out in two weeks. It’s called Lessons in Magic and Disaster and it’s about a witch named Jamie who decides to...

ALT: a cat is laying on a couch with a remote control .

Alt: A clip from the Disney film Mary Poppins. Burt (played by Dick van Dyke) is riding a yellow carousel horse while wearing a pinstriped suit and straw boater hat. He hangs his bamboo cane on the horse's ear and puts his feet up on its head, reclining back lazily.

Yes, she must die. I know how hard it is to kill her, but the spell won’t work without it, for every story ends in death.