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Published in Issue 145, January 2026 As if losing her job wasn’t bad enough, now Deb had to contend with the demon she’d summoned and a friend who was “deeply concerned” about the choices she was making. “Do you think you might be self-sabotaging, just a little bit?” Sybil asked. “Well, I didn’t exactly fire […]

The The Assassination of Snuffkin McGillis By Joel Tagert Art by Hari Ren Published Issue 145, January 2026 Best of Birdy, Story Originally Published Issue 028, April 2016 Snuffkin had been exsanguinated. Normally, when Patty McGillis woke up in the morning, her cat was one of two places: sitting on her pillow meowing demandingly, or,

What I’ve Learned From The Fine People of TV By Brian Polk Published Issue 145, January 2026 From David Rose: Judging The People Who Are Having More Fun Than You Is Not As Much Fun As Having Fun On the show Schitt’s Creek, David Rose is at a housewarming slumber party where they’re playing Spin

The Forest By Addison Herron-Wheeler Published in Issue 145, January 2026 Best of Birdy, Originally Published In Issue 028, April 2016 Arika lifted her face from the dirt and looked to the clouds. She could see the drones above her head, circling, and she could hear their calls, in her mind. She shivered and dropped

Werewolf Radar: Hermit of North Pond By Nate Balding Published Issue 144, December 2025 Originally Published Issue 096, December 2021 Depending on your age the word hermit tends to conjure one of three images: Weird religious loner, a musician enslaved by a man named Herman or a scary forest sage to be accidentally found while

Published Issue 144, December 2025 In a year of outstanding, meaningful releases across all realms of music here are a mere 44 albums that stood out and commanded repeated listens.  Anna von Hausswolff – ICONOCLASTS  Transcendent, elemental, operatic darkwave jazz drone. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Soft New Magic Dream Post-synthwave dream pop for abandoned

When The Wistful Are Forgiven By Brian Polk Art by Hari Ren Published Issue 144, December 2025 A Wistful Letter To The People We Used To Be There are still a few leaves defiantly clinging to the maple tree in our old front yard. I love watching them flutter in the cold winter breeze. I

GOD K By Daniel Landes Art by Nick Flook aka Flooko Published Issue 143, November 2025 Dreamy was a late addition to our tour. She boarded the bus, disheveled in an expensive way, scuffed up Gucci slides, oversized Louis Vuitton hand bag stuffed with the kind of detritus accumulated in Pemex gas stations across Mexico.

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like By Brian Polk Art by Arna Miller Published Issue 143, November 2025 Unread Library Books, Unused Dental Floss, And A Pristine Yoga Mat Are All Reminders That The Me Of The Past Was Hopeful I Would Suddenly Become Someone Who Read A Book A Week, Flossed Regularly, And