CONTENTS:

LONG TIME LURKER, FIRST TIME BOMBER // Malon Edwards

Sometimes we hurt the ones we love the most. This story of a future Chicago feels too real and achievable, and reminds us that no matter how far we stray there is humanity in every single one of us.

POLICE MAGIC // Brent Lambert

A new age of magic has come and it’s brought the apocalypse with it. Two brothers must journey to find out if there is a way to move forward from the sins of the past.

REVIVAL // Wendi Dunlap

Sometimes the more we change the more things stay the same. In this story, a woman learns that life on a new planet can be just as restrictive as life on the old one.

THE SHADE CALLER // DaVaun Sanders

Do the accursed have the right to choose their path? In Engosfur Pools, accursed beings must decide whether to heed unseen voices that whisper of a new way, or undergo a deadly ritual to rid themselves of their curse.

SISI JE KUISHA (WE HAVE ENDED) // V.H. Galloway

When you’re an endangered species, your continued survival is not up for debate. How far will Eloko go to ensure that he lives to see another day.

CHESIRAH // L.D. Lewis

A gilded cage is still a prison. Chesirah has decided fight for her freedom, and she’ll burn anyone who stands in her way.

INDIE SPOTLIGHT : THE SEEDBEARING PRINCE // DaVaun Sanders