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The Shape of Stones

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An illustration of a researcher with their back to us, a notebook tucked under their left arm. They are surrounded by red clouds of smoke, while sea birds fly overhead. The researcher's back contains the contrasting image of an erupting volcano against a blue sky.
Original Fiction
Horror

The Shape of Stones

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An illustration of a landline phone handset dangling from a coiled cord in the dark, silhouetted by car headlights beaming through an open door where a person stands, casting a long shadow into the room.
Original Fiction
Horror

Landline

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An illustration of a ghostly boy reaching out of a Victorian house towards a crying woman, while the figure of a priest preaches from a balcony.
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Dark Fantasy

Red Leaves

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An illustration trees growing from an older woman's face. Her eyes are closed, and hidden in the forest are a trail ants, dinosaurs, some buildings, and a flock of green parrots in flight.
Original Fiction
Science Fiction

Not Alone

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Cover, Some of the Best From Reactor: 2024 Edition"
Original Fiction
Best of 2024

Download Some of the Best from Reactor: 2024 Edition!

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Reactor's Short Fiction 2024
Original Fiction
Original Fiction Review

All of Reactor’s Short Fiction in 2024

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An island forms the top of an older person's face reflected in the water.
Original Fiction
Folklore and Mythology

Songs of the Snow Whale

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An illustration of Leopold II of Belgium at a podium while ghostly figures stand behind him.
Original Fiction
Alternate History

Vulcanization

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An illustration of a blue 1963 International Metro van drifting through space as it passes a red sofa that floats in the background.
Original Fiction
Science Fiction

I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe

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An illustration of an ominous silhouette of a figure lurking in a doorway spilling red light.
Original Fiction
Horror

The V*mpire

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An illustrated montage of soldiers against a shattered pocket watch, the shell of a bombed building and a trio of artillery guns.
Original Fiction
The Mongolian Wizard

Dragons of Paris

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An illustrated montage of a woman holding an empty bird cage and a trio of masked bandits.
Original Fiction
The Mongolian Wizard

Halcyon Afternoon

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“Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic.”

R.F. Kuang, Yellowface

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