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ISSUE

NO.
19

PUBLISHED MAY 16TH, 2026

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

ART DESIGN
SAMUEL J. STEPHENS

Stories

WINDOW- STRUCK

***short story | fantasy***
by BETHANY MEYER
In a city divided by strife, Elle finds shelter in a beautiful greenhouse. A mute winged man also finds refuge there. Could he be a fugitive member of the rebellion?
*Artwork by Sam Stephens*

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THE LAST BOY OF THE VILLAGE

***short story | prose-poem***
by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS
During the first world war a village grieves for its dead and is visited by a banshee.
*Artwork by Sam Stephens*

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THE COLLECTOR

***story | science fiction***
by SCOTT HAMILTON
Company man Arthur encounters a shadowy figure who might just give him the keys to destroy the system he hates.
*Artwork by*

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THE SKYSEEKER

***short story | fantasy***
by PHILIP J. PALACIOS
Adopted by an alien tribe, the fledgling skyseeker Orlana searches the universe for her lost family.
*Artwork by Sam Stephens*

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Features

TheBookCorner.IlluminationsoftheFantasticOnlineMagazine.2026 — THE BOOK CORNER

***Edition #2 · May 16, 2025***
edited by Nathan Gilmore
Nathan Gilmore reviews a trio of histories of Pakistan’s statehood, and a review of Sigrid Undset’s 1928 Nobel-prize winning novel *Kristen* *Lavransdattar.*
*Art Design by Sam Stephens*

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Stories

WINDOW- STRUCK

by BETHANY MEYER

THE LAST BOY OF THE VILLAGE

by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS

THE COLLECTOR

by SCOTT HAMILTON

THE SKYSEEKER

by PHILIP J. PALACIOS

Features

THE BOOK CORNER

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