Fiction
The Trick to Taking Over the World
The trick to taking over the world is just this: keep moving. First, you have to survive the apocalypse, of course. That’s mostly chance. An
K. Lynn Harrison
December 15, 2025
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Aleksandra Hill, Kanika Agrawal, Rowan Morrison, Zhui Ning Chang, Isabella Kestermann, and Sachiko Ragosta
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The Trick to Taking Over the World
K. Lynn Harrison
The North
Subodhana Wijeyeratne
Her Right Arm
Natalia Theodoridou
Skin and Hide
Anita Moskát
Translated by Austin Wagner
The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire
J.A.W. McCarthy
Deep Down Inside: Parasitism and Symbiosis Premee Mohamed
Cover: Release Me
Mary Ainza
The trick to taking over the world is just this: keep moving. First, you have to survive the apocalypse, of course. That’s mostly chance. An
Here’s what we know about the Northerners. They came in tall black ships that moved against the wind. They were pale and furless and spoke
Travelling is not all people make it out to be, he thinks. Having a place where one can feel truly at home is so much
There had been 228 creations, and Kirill was still unable to silence the herd in his head. . . . Kirill . . . .
“Not you too.” I give the fire another prod before looking up. Gregory is exactly where I expect him to be: peering over the top
About the Art: “Release Me” is a piece to evoke a sense of body horror and self-transformation—becoming something both beautiful and terrifying. About the Artist: