A young middle-school-aged expat named Sam moves with her father to Ethiopia and befriends a local girl named Lielet. They bond over being social outcasts: Sam as a white outsider and Lielet as a tomboy, and their interest in the local legend of the Kerit, a brain-eating monster that comes in the night. After several... Continue Reading →
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford
Teagan is young woman who is as part of a team that is sanctioned by the government to gather information on bad people. The members of the team have been given second chances on lives that need a connection to purpose, but each has a something the boss holds over him or her... For Teagan,... Continue Reading →
The Chosen by Taran Matharu
Cade was framed for a crime he did not commit. Ashamed and embarrassed, he's just trying to make is through his year-long sentence in an alternative school. But one day he is told that the powers-that-be are moving him to another school in northern New York State. He doesn't remember the plane ride, yet Cade... Continue Reading →
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by Phenderson Djeli Clark – Short Story Review
The history of nine teeth that were put into George Washington's dentures. A magic brought on by the consequences of each one, dark and enlightening, cursed and character-altering... Nine short vignettes detailing the path each tooth took to get to Mt. Vernon. Nine sketches of characters with considerable depth, from the colonies, Africa, the Caribbean,... Continue Reading →
Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus
An alternative Indianapolis where automatons strain the workforce, a caste system freezes a person's prospects, and steam is everywhere. The physical layout of the city parallels the hierarchy of the structure, and a leadership that is tied to all manner of controls, from the propaganda machining media to the privatized police force and the secret... Continue Reading →