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Common Sense of the People by Katie Harrison
A collection of pandemic parables.
Third Eye by Nadica Trajkova
Maria has been haunted by a giant eye for as long as she can remember, but will opening up about it ruin her new relationship?
The Ice Queen by Ellie Anthony
A young woman strikes a deal with a faerie in her neighboring woods.
Morana by Maruška Slavec
A little girl and her mother witness the drowning of the effigy of the goddess Morana in a ritual to bring back spring.
Mrs Selkie by Emma Wells
A selkie long trapped by a man escapes her imprisonment and reclaims the sea.
Sam the Squid by Rimika Solloway
A squid who is also a woman deals with depression and abuse.
Two Paths Diverge in a Cemetery by Lily Bland
A chronically ill person ventures out for a walk in a cemetery, ruminates on life, death and illness.
Midnight Call by Safiya Cherfi
Unable to sleep, a young boy overhears his father on a call that shifts his priorities.
Transhumance by Andrew F. Giles
Fictional response to the ancient seasonal farming practice of transhumance, seen through a queer lens.
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The Gingerbread Cycle by Jasmine Sawers
A retelling of Hansel and Gretel, both before and after.
Walking Shoes by Mariann Evans
After finding her husband’s old walking shoes, a feisty elderly lady with dementia takes a trip to visit him in hospital, but finds a heart-breaking truth waiting for her instead.
A Night for the Saints by Heather Lee Shaw
A mother and daughter, two moments in time, both running towards and from family.
Transmogrification by Jael Montellano
Queer immigrant lovers attend a phantasmagoric festival on an eve that their relationship shifts.
A Hauf an a Hauf by Peter Bennett
An elderly man reflects on his past and, by extension, his current place in life as he goes to collect his pension and meet a friend for an afternoon drink. (Extract from Peter Bennett’s upcoming novel.)