Fiction
from Miransù
by Monica Sarsini, translated from the Italian by Maryann De JulioThere’s a packet of Luigi’s papers, in the days of fascism they had it in for the masons, and my brother said to me, Isa, there must be some papers there with grandfather’s story, hide them, because he was a 33rd degree Grand Rosicrucian Prince of Freemasonry.
SIX PIECES BY
Dino Buzzati
translated from the Italian by Lawrence Venuti
This morning a young man came to my house. He wore glasses and was well-dressed. “Excuse me if I come to disturb you at home,” he said at once.
Arrowschmitt!!
By Arryan DecaturArryan Decatur has an Aerosmith tattoo on the upper part of his right (your left) love handle that cost 70 dollars.
Hermetic
By Joe PavelkaJoe Pavelka is an animator and aspiring illustrator living in Brooklyn, NY.
Tragic Strip
By Tom MotleyT. Motley is a core contributor to Cartozia Tales, a fantasy mapjam comic for all ages.
from DNA
By Johannah RogersOn April 20, 2075, an e-mail message with the subject heading JFDAKLJFDA was sent to six billion computers and unleashed the GORGON worm, which became responsible for the longest continuous interruption of the global network—three days—to date. Resulting in an estimated STM55000000000000 in damages, GORGON ushered in a new age of global systems architecture and security.
A diary of mysterious difficulties…
By Laura RaicovichThe sun beamed down from a cloudless sky and temperatures sometimes rose into the mid-60s. Dora said to herself, “What surprises them wouldn’t surprise me,” and that gave her an outside chance, anyway.
an extract from Theories of Forgetting
by Lance Olsen, out now from FC2Sometimes several hours before dawn he ends up strolling along the sidewalk in front of his old bungalow. Reaching the end of the block, he turns and strolls the other way.
