by stills “Take your mask down for me,” the bored customs agent said, holding up Alex’s passport to compare as he tugged his mask down beneath his chin. “Thank you, that’s fine. What brings you to the States?” “Visiting a friend,” Alex said as he readjusted the surgical mask. “For how long?” “Two weeks.” […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 100
18
Dec
Childhood Friends
by juou no zan (女王のザン) “Hey, can I talk to you?” Gray asked. Riley frowned and blinked up at him. “Uh,” she said. “Sure.” She grabbed her backpack and stood up from the table. Gray led her away from the quad and out next to the auditorium, where they were visible to the teachers watching […]
18
Dec
Unearthed Substratum
written and illustrated by Iron Eater A single pale eye followed Riaag’s hands as he gestured to a little pile of beans arranged on the low trading table at which he sat. “Now, you ‘n I both knows the worth ‘a these here beans,” he said to the owner of that eye, his tone the […]
18
Dec
The longest night of the year
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) It wasn’t until he had time to sit and stare into the dying fire long past the early winter sunset that Fen realized how alone he was. He could feel the emptiness of the smaller room upstairs as if it were chaff weighing down a sack. His breathing was louder […]
18
Dec
Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars
by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Enji’s pod door flashed green to alert him of an official summons, switching to a low, pleasant chime when the camera saw him roll over to face the wall by his cot. The chime repeated four more times before being replaced by a cheap-ass synthesized voice: “Mr. Dariagn Junior, your presence […]
18
Dec
How to Write Haiku
by H.P. Lovecock (力。下。愛ちんちん) illustrated by TOFU+BEAST Tai doesn’t look at himself in the mirror as he gets dressed. “Firefly flickers…” he murmurs to himself, seeing how the words feel as his mouth forms them. He lopes over to his laptop, pants half up his legs, shirt pulled over his head, but he hasn’t gotten […]
18
Dec
The Hard Place
by beautifulduckweed Ashtarag’s new assignment was curled face-down in a tense ball on the stone floor: a human man, naked and chained at wrist and ankles, with a faint rime of frost lying unbroken across his pale skin. They alternated between keeping the cells brutally cold and swelteringly hot, switching the temperature at unpredictable intervals, all […]
5
Nov
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 100
This is a signup for the December 19 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, December 6 and the art deadline is Saturday, December 17. 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, […]
