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19

PUBLISHED APRIL 25TH, 2026

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EDITORS
SAMUEL J. STEPHENS · PHILIP J. PALACIOS  · NATHAN GILMORE · DIANA MASSENGALE

ART DESIGN
SAMUEL J. STEPHENS

Stories

THE WINGÉD MAN

***short story | fantasy***
by BETHANY MEYER
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THE LAST BOY OF THE VILLAGE

***short story | prose-poem***
by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS
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THE SKYSEEKER

***short story | fantasy***
by PHILIP J. PALACIOS
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STORY

***story | science fiction***
by SCOTT HAMILTON
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Features

THE BOOK CORNER

***VOLUME IV · JUNE 2025***
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

THE WINGÉD MAN

by BETHANY MEYER

THE LAST BOY OF THE VILLAGE

by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS

THE SKYSEEKER

by PHILIP J. PALACIOS

STORY

by SCOTT HAMILTON

Features

THE BOOK CORNER

edited by Nathan Gilmore

THE SONNET CORNER

edited by Samuel J. Stephens

FILM FILINGS

edited by Nathan Gilmore

ISSUE 18

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