Issue 5.4
Skin and Hide
There had been 228 creations, and Kirill was still unable to silence the herd in his head. . . . Kirill . . . .
Anita Moskát
December 15, 2025
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Letter from the Editors
Aleksandra Hill, Kanika Agrawal, Rowan Morrison, Zhui Ning Chang, Isabella Kestermann, and Sachiko Ragosta
Coming soon: excerpt of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and an interview with its author, Maria Dong!
Interview with Naseem Jamnia
Questions by Aleksandra Hill
Excerpt: The Bruising of Qilwa
Out from Tachyon Publications
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
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