I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe
A stoner kid and his best friend attempt to move a sofa across town during an alien invasion . ....
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The V*mpire
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Bright Hearts
A florist becomes obsessed with the strange, haunting red flowers she buys from an equally stran...
Everybody Is in the Place
The fair comes every year with its wild music, boys, and rides, but Maybelle and Enid are far mo...
Parthenogenesis
When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stori...
Have You Eaten? (The Full Series)
The complete serialized novella from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey, in which a fracture...
Vigilant
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Read Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson: Interludes 3 and 4
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Read Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter 33
Read new chapters from the new Stormlight Archive book every Monday, leading up to its release o...
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No one is what—or who—they appear to be in the kingdom of Vinevridth…
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A young warrior dreams of proving his worth in the elite Guardian Tournament, fighting for himse...
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Some Ways to Retell a Fairy Tale
There's more to “once upon a time” than meets the eye...
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We’re excited to reprint “The Woman Carrying a Corpse” by Chi Hui, translated from Chinese...
The Stars We Raised
We’re delighted to share “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from C...
A Dream of Electric Mothers
We're excited to reprint "A Dream of Electric Mothers," the 2023 Nebula Award–nominated novelett...
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