by atarashii merle (新思メルル) and Morimoto Ushi INITIALIZING RESTORING backup.exe CPU at 24%….25%….26%…. “Don’t panic,” a familiar voice says, coming from somewhere to the left. “I’ve still got your chassis open.” Pet isn’t going to panic, if only because it doesn’t have the processing capability at present. CPU at 33%….34%….35%…. “You passed out as you […]
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5
Jul
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 116
This is a signup for the August 25 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, August 12 and the art deadline is Saturday, August 23. 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, […]
30
Jun
The Man With the Golden Syringe
by shukyou (主教) “All right,” Noah said, not even bothering to look up from his crossword, “who got shot now?” The world always wound down for the night around the same time Noah poured his first cup of coffee, which was just how he liked it. The first strains of autumn were cooling the […]
29
Jun
Without a Trace
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) Taran cautiously got out of his Uber, taking a moment to give the driver five stars and leave a generous tip before making his way through the doors of the ER. He approached the triage nurse at the front desk, took a deep breath, and said, “There’s no other way to […]
29
Jun
Spike Traps and Other Adventuring Hazards
by Fil-in-the-blank “Shut up and stop moving, or I’ll cut it off and call it done.” There’s enough annoyance in Damien’s gruff voice that the squirming, moving patient under his hands stills, the sullenness radiating off him like heat. At least for a moment. “I don’t see why you can’t just–“ “You don’t see much […]
29
Jun
Map of the World
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) No one had bothered to tell Gil that there was a fucking twenty-four-hour coffee shop in the fucking hospital lobby. He found out when, on the way back through the ecru-and-putty maze to his father’s room after a long-delayed bathroom break, he encountered a guy his own age in the […]
29
Jun
Bedside Manners
by ChibiSaboten ИК-6 “Снежинка” Prison El’ban, Khabarovsk Krai Russia 1999 Volodya is nineteen when they send him away for the second time in his life. His eyes adjust to the dim lighting as he shuffles through freezing corridors, shivering in an itchy ushanka and cheap coat. Underneath, the prison garb’s starched fabric scratches against his […]
29
Jun
Iterum
written and illustrated by Chiyohana Odile (千代花 オディール) It was the high pitched chitter of children getting into mischief that drew Laurence away from his letters. He glanced out of his broken study window. Far below, a trio of children darted toward the base of the tower and then scampered back. Laurence watched as they […]
29
Jun
Beautyberry
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel Leah was not particularly interested in English country dancing. It had been fun to learn the basics in college, and she didn’t mind participating in it now and then—when, for example, the dance band at an early music festival included the guy she was dating. But he was firmly based in […]
29
Jun
Proboscis Me Please, Daddy
by Devin Ambrosia illustration by Chiyohana Odile (千代花 オディール) My nurse must have looked in on me a thousand times that first day, feeding me royal jelly, checking my temperature, and cooing a little. Maybe there were a few nurses? I can’t know. I was just a little pupae after all. A smol boi. On […]
5
May
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 115
This is a signup for the June 30 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, June 17 and the art deadline is Saturday, June 28. 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, […]
