An Heir of Wood and Glass by Wendy Nikel

An Heir of Wood and Glass by Wendy Nikel

Carenza’s mind is a looking glass. When Orla peers into it, she sees herself. She sees her years of neurological study and cognitive research and days and nights of sleepless toil. She sees her hopes and dreams for a better society, polished and perfected, dancing across the cranial folds in sparkling electrical charges. Orla has…

Gods of Small Things by Cheyenne Shaffer

Gods of Small Things by Cheyenne Shaffer

Some gods don’t get prayers. Not even a ‘thank-you.’ That’s the world we’re living in today. There’s so much stuff everywhere that humans don’t know what to pay attention to. They obsess over stupid things while the important ones fade into the background. The God of Computers, for instance? She gets prayers all the time….

On the day Kudryavka met The Universe by Shreejita Majumder

On the day Kudryavka met The Universe by Shreejita Majumder

On the day Kudryavka met The Universe, she had an itchy nose. It had started the moment she stepped into the capsule. Something about the pressurised air always made her bristle, and the cramped space made all the vibrations louder against her skin. Her nose itched, and she resisted the urge to fidget, staying still…