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ByKelly Swails

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Five Things to Remember When Running a Writer’s Convention

Kelly Swails and Melanie R. Meadors (who run the Gencon Writers Symposium) discuss the challenges and concerns of running a writing convention, and the logistical efforts that go into these events.

ByHao He

All Clear

When the security alarm rang out, Zhang Dong was at the very peak of the village, thinking about family.

ByFrancesco Verso

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Nexhuman: From Origin to Translation

Author Francesco Verso discusses the process of publishing a novel in translation.

ByTal M. Klein

Kerouac’s Renascence

Dear Sis, Since the onset of my symptoms, I’ve been saving the last pages in the leather-bound notebook you gifted me...

ByRussell Dickerson

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Interview with Cover Artist Kim Myatt

Russell Dickerson talks with cover artist Kim Myatt about colors, horror theory, and fan art.

ByAndrea Johnson

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Interview with Author Stephanie Malia Morris

Andrea Johnson speaks with author Stephanie Malia Morris about her short story, THE CHARIOTS, THE HORSEMEN, podcasting, and the joys of working in a library and bookstore.

ByStephanie Malia Morris

The Chariots, the Horsemen

I ascend during the church picnic. My thighs peel off the plastic bench with a crisp smack, and I’m two feet into the air before I understand what is happening.

ByKaterina Stoykova

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Undead: The Making of a Poetry Anthology

Katerina Stoykova discusses upcoming poetry anthology THE UNDEAD.

ByM. Ian Bell

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In the morning, when the fog lies thick and heavy on the water, I sit at my workbench and seed the next simulant. It takes fourteen double-C commands to move the digital embryo into the simulation tank and begin the process.