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  • Recyclables

    In “Recyclables,” Eric Williams weaves a satirical sci-fi fable that questions preconceived notions of art and value in the far future.

  • Rebis

    Rebis, a piece of short fiction by Lyta Gold, explores the thoroughly unmagical and material realities of modern dating.

  • Final Dispatch From the Infowars

    In “Final Dispatch From The InfoWars,” by Carl Harris, a prolific tweeter flees the nefarious machinations of Russian disinformation bots, jack-booted DSA agents of the Trump-Putin alliance, and communist corporations.

  • Spelling Test

    “Spelling Test,” a lovely and moving short story from Sarah C. Sturgis, examines family, grief, and the anxiety of single motherhood.

  • The Spinning Game

    Seth Garben contributes “The Spinning Game,” a satirical portrait of the absurdities that preoccupy the well-tended class.

  • Castle Doctrine

    “Castle Doctrine,” by Miles Klee and Madeleine Gobbo, details an unlikely proletarian alliance in the land of McMansions.

  • Devices

    An excerpt from “Devices,” a short fiction piece by Seth Garben that examines the mutability of language. This story appears in Protean Issue I: Pattern Machines.