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Apr
never love someone who could love someone like me
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by The Winter Cynic another round of soulmates are stupid I love you on purpose She didn’t look real to Jo at first; between the hazy colored lights that pulsed in time with the music and the oncoming storm of whatever was in those pills Dominick had sold her, Jo’s […]
28
Apr
Everything’s Easy, Side B
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) another round of Everything’s Easy “Are you even listening?” Zev said, shortly before snapping his fingers close enough to Angel’s face to make him swat them away. “Nope, absolutely wasn’t,” Angel said, and Zev just rolled his eyes. Not like they were talking about anything important, anyway; it was a night […]
28
Apr
The Dictionary of Daily Wants
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) another round of Everyone goes through the door, Imagine travelling so far, and Logging in old Algonquin Duncan swung his legs over the edge of the bed and froze, giving his back time to decide whether he was going to be spending the morning lying flat and staring at the […]
28
Apr
Arctic Butterflies
by Someone Else another round of Sunrise over ice Hrun leaned in to nuzzle the curls framing Ara’s now-hard dick. They breathed in Ara’s scent, luxuriating there, face-to-dick. Ara twitched at Hrun’s breath on their skin, Hrun responding with a firmer nuzzle and slight giggle. They ran their tongue up the seam of Ara’s dick, […]
28
Apr
Come As You Are
by H.P. Lovecock (力。下。愛ちんちん) illustrated by melanofly another round of Smells Like Teen Spirit Why is Ben so nervous? THURSDAY The cityscape glimmers and winks past him outside the car window. The misty night refracts light strangely and blurs the details of East Melbourne’s Victorian edifices: flashes of parkland green painted gold in modern LED […]
28
Apr
An Unexpected Mole
by Kit Miller illustrated by melanofly another round of Nothing But An Unassuming Valet Spokehamshire, England. December 1885. Yawning, David slumped into his chair. He muttered a ‘good morning’ to Ruth, the maid opening the curtains, and another to Jonathan, who was setting out the laden breakfast tray. David was known for having a voracious […]
28
Apr
A Little Bit Louder and a Little Bit Worse
written and illustrated by Iron Eater “Son of a god-damned, motherfucking bitch,” came the call from the fountain of immortality as it sparkled with rejuvenating power, and a few heads at the bar actually turned to look this time. One of those heads belonged to Obsidian, gentleman magus, and while he was no stranger to […]
28
Apr
Accidentals
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel another round of To Hone High and Low Satsuki has participated in a weeklong early music festival every year for more than a decade, developing a few traditions along the way: she catches a two-leg flight with a layover in O’Hare, where she visits the same tavern every time, treating herself […]
28
Apr
Make it Last
by Suzuran another round of Make It Worse Jamie was still fast asleep when the doorbell rang. Waking up was usually a slow process when the kids were away. Jamie liked to enjoy the quiet, when there was any, and usually, without Zack and Alex making any early-morning mayhem, there was plenty of quiet — […]
28
Apr
He who Bleeds
by Shrimp King another round of He who Follows “What the fuck is this, Tomas?” Special investigator Khan said as his assistant intruded into his office, a flush of embarrassment on the young man’s freckled face as he crossed the gap between the doorway and Khan’s desk. Khan glanced down at the pad of papers […]
3
Mar
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 108
This is a signup for the April 29 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, April 16 and the art deadline is Saturday, April 27. Please reply to this post if you plan to submit a story or artwork for this issue, indicating whether you are interested in contributing to the issue as an author and/or artist, […]
26
Feb
Everything’s Easy
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) “Oh, boss, is that you?” Yima sat up at the sound of a familiar voice, and looked up to see a familiar face in an unfamiliar place. Angel had a little spot just on the water with the best dumplings and noodles that Yima had ever tasted, so good that it […]
25
Feb
Ideal Pairing
by shukyou (主教) The light in the room was hazy and dim, filtered through the cigar smoke currently lingering in the air and years of its predecessors’ remnants on the windows. Orlando knew the people the club employed to tend to such things, knew how hard they worked. Some things just wouldn’t wash clean. He […]
