“I Am Lightning, Flashing Through the Frozen Sand” by Akis Linardos

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Author Bio: Akis is a writer of bizarre things, a biomedical AI scientist, and almost human. He’s also a Greek that hops across countries as his career and exploration urges demand. Find his fiction at Apex, Dread Machine, the Martian, and visit his website https://linktr.ee/akislinardos for other dark surprises.

“The Library Across the Universe Who Loved a Man” by Frank Baird Hughes

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Author Bio: Frank Baird Hughes lives in a Philadelphia row home with three humans, two cats, and one dog.

“The Application of Lycanthropy as a Novel Treatment for Gender Dysphoria” by Chase Anderson

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Author Bio: Chase is a weird, queer, digital storyteller who writes weird, queer stories full of magic and monsters. He dropped out of chemical engineering to pursue a journalism degree and escape calculus. He draws inspiration from biology, chemistry, history, and whatever his neurochemicals are doing today. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he wrangles spreadsheets and identifies his coworkers’ backyard birds. Find his writing and more at chasej.xyz

“Mine is the Hand that Feeds” by AE

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Author Bio: The author lives on the west coast writing about mud-colored people doing treason.

“The Personal Touch” by Rick Danforth

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Rick Danforth is an author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. His short fiction can be found in Hexagon, Translunar Traveller’s Lounge, and many other places. Two of his stories have been shortlisted for BSFA awards. He one day hopes to introduce himself as an author without feeling awkward about it.

“The Opening of the Heart” by Allister Nelson

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Author Bio: Allister Nelson is a writer of the fantabulous and darkest corners of the imagination. A psychonaut of the human mind, she loves imaginal realms and grew up with too much Tamora Pierce and Pratchett. She has been published by Apex Magazine, the British Fantasy Society, Eternal Haunted Summer, Luna Station Quarterly, and more. Find selected works at her site: allisternelson.com.

“Best Face Forward” by Nicholas Jay

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Author Bio: Nicholas Jay is a conservation-minded urban planner living in Atlanta, Georgia. His fiction has appeared in The Dread Machine, Hyphenpunk, Tree and Stone, among others. He enjoys his time most with either pen, violin, or map in hand — sometimes all three at once. Find him on Twitter at @kn1ckkn4cks.

“The Now” by Betsy Miller

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Author Bio: Betsy Miller is an author and publisher living in Northern California. She writes short stories and nonfiction books. When she’s not writing, Betsy enjoys traveling, reading, and hiking. 

“To Love is to Sacrifice” by Felix Bartel

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Author Bio: Felix Bartel is a fiction writer from Sweden. He enjoys making cocktails, petting his cat and taking absurd scenarios seriously in his fiction. His work has previously appeared in the 206 Word Stories Anthology from Bag of Bones Press and in Rune Bear Weekly. He’s most active on Bluesky.

“Philosopher Rex” by Larry Hodges

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Author Bio: Larry Hodges is an active member of SFWA with over 200 short story sales, four novels, 21 books, and over 2200 published articles in over 180 different publications. He also claims to be the best table tennis player in SFWA and the best SF writer in USA Table Tennis! Visit him at www.larryhodges.com.

“The Middle Ground” by Ingrid Jendrzejewski

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Author Bio: Ingrid Jendrzejewski currently serves as Co-Director of National Flash Fiction Day (UK) and Editor-in-Chief of FlashFlood. She’s judged flash competitions for organisations like Flash500, Mslexia, and Quantum Shorts and loves shortform writing in all its flavours. Her novella-in-flash Things I Dream About When I’m Not Sleeping was published by Ad Hoc Press. You can find her at www.ingridj.com and on Twitter at @LunchOnTuesday.