The Mountain’s Poison is Sweetness, Too
An ancient, toxic poison requires a new guardian.
Aimee Ogden June 10, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Every dreadful thing we’ve ever published.
The Natural Order of Things
As her infant daughter faces death, a mother must decide whether to upload the child’s consciousness into a robot body.
Gwen Whiting June 3, 2022
The Norms from Up Here
Thoughts are routed, filtered and processed to mold voices according to the Norm, making people obey “linguistic standards.”
Renan Bernardo May 27, 2022
Still Life—A Review
A review of Eduard Montpelier-Lin’s installation, Still Life, featuring eerily detailed statues of the infamous “Lost Girls.”
Guan Un May 20, 2022
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