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NO.19

SEPTEMBER, 2025

EDITED BY SAMUEL J. STEPHENS | NATHAN GILMORE

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AN INHABITED HOME

***story | horror***
by PHILIP J. PALACIOS
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THE BARGEMAN WILL NOT COME

***story | horror***
by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS
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ESSAY

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by NATHAN GILMORE
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STORY

***story | fantasy***
by DIANA MASSENGALE
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Features

THE BOOK CORNER

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edited by Nathan Gilmore
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THE SONNET CORNER

***VOLUME III · JUNE 2025***
edited by Samuel J. Stephens
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FILM FILINGS

***JUNE 2025***
edited by Nathan Gilmore
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Stories

AN INHABITED HOME

by PHILIP J. PALACIOS

THE BARGEMAN WILL NOT COME

by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS

ESSAY

by NATHAN GILMORE

STORY

by DIANA MASSENGALE

Features

THE BOOK CORNER

edited by Nathan Gilmore

THE SONNET CORNER

edited by Samuel J. Stephens

FILM FILINGS

edited by Nathan Gilmore

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