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14
Sept 2026
Science Fiction

Shift Delta

1. 04:12 SHIP TIME. Elias wiped the condensation from the observation blister with a micro-fiber cloth. The frost did not melt under the pressure of his palm; i…

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12
Sept 2026
Horror

The Mirror Still Has Corners

The house appeared first as a smear of yellow light through the coach window, and Miss Evelyn Marsh — thirty-one years old, recently widowed by a man she had mo…

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11
Sept 2026
Science Fiction

Stone Silence

1. 02:44 SHIP TIME. The diagnostic light on Pod 82-C blinked a steady, rhythmic amber. According to the internal sensor array, the occupant, Dr. Aris Thorne, ha…

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05
Sept 2026
Horror

The Warm Place at the Throat

The summons came at half past ten, which Dr. Ashford considered an unconscionable hour for any communication that was not, strictly speaking, a matter of life a…

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26
Aug 2026
Fantasy

The Mirror That Kept Its River

The frost began on the inside, which meant the house had stopped protecting them from what it remembered. Celia noticed it first—fine white filaments threading …

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26
Aug 2026
Science Fiction

Time Drift

1. 04:12 STATION TIME. The wall panel near Airlock 9 glowed with a soft, amber flicker. It read 04:13. Elara tapped the glass, expecting the synchronization pro…

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23
Aug 2026
Horror

The Bell Rings for No One

The bell cord moved at midnight. Mrs. Agatha Crale had not imagined it. She had been awake — as she was most nights in Thornward Manor, where the damp came in o…

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15
Aug 2026
Horror

The Gloves Were Not There

The chapel of St. Crispin-Without-the-Walls had never been a comforting building, even in daylight, even in summer, even when its organ was being played with so…

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14
Aug 2026
Literary Fiction

the dates still legible in black

The freezer is organized the way a person organizes things when they believe they will come back. She counts them. Eleven containers. White lids, rectangular, t…

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06
Aug 2026
Literary Fiction

the stamps from towns he passed through

The dresser has warped away from the wall. Not dramatically — an inch, maybe less. But enough to change the geometry of the room, to create a space where a spac…

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06
Aug 2026
Fantasy

The Shadow That Wore Your Coat

The candles began appearing on the sill three days after the funeral, which meant something had taken notice of the gap Thomas left behind. You found the first …

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04
Aug 2026
Science Fiction

Redundant Cycle

1. 03:12 ZULU. Elias stepped through the airlock, his magnetic boots clanking against the steel decking of Relay Station 44-B. The air was thin, tasting of ozon…

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