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The Lifetime of a Star
A story about a lonely astronaut, his long journey, and what we're all really looking for when we look to the stars
 • Korinne West
Happy Holidays from Another World
A story of family, loss, and finding one's purpose by Dori Lumpkin
 • Dori
Four Mistakes
A lonely navigator endangers her ship when the solitude of wormhole travel proves to be too much for her.
 • A.D. Sui
The Calf
Two sisters in a convent tend to a birthing cow on the last day on Earth
 • Olivia Evans
Life in America's (Sci-Fi) Movie Set
A peek into the inspiration behind Issue Five's theme
 • Miranda Sangrit
Grizzlies
In this liminal period at the start of a new year, surmounting obstacles in a dreamscape
 • Nicholas Trandahl
journey through the afterworld
A poem about an escape and the re-emergence into a new and unknown place
 • Katrina Lemaire
A Destiny Low and Winding
A stowaway on a contaminated ship must choose between self-preservation and connection
 • Ire Coburn
Tell Me There's Nobody Else in the World
At the precipice of the end of humanity, a married couple repairs their relationship
 • Mara Davis Price
Let Them Turn You Into Stone
A forger in a court of thieves embarks on a dangerous mission to a gorgon's prison to make up for her mistakes.
 • Rosemary Melchior
Moonflower
An astronaut set to begin solo research on the moon has her life completely changed when she discovers a curious flower growing and thriving.
 • Lochlainn Heley
burning is a beautiful song
On the importance of seasonal burning to cleanse and heal
 • Willow Gatewood
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