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Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 118
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Dec
A Roomful of Strangers
by Kit Miller There’s all sorts. Short, tall, skinny, fat, Black, Brown, white. Two have entered holding hands, and can’t seem to let go of each other for more than five minutes. That, Marcus thinks, will be interesting. Leaning against the bar, he watches their guests trickle in, nod to each other, or ignore each […]
28
Dec
Counting Wolves
by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) ◨◤◥◧ Party at Marna’s 6 PM – Midnight Dress code: sensible shoes and clothing you can move in No phones, no cameras, no valuables Come curious and be prepared for a wild time ◪◣◢◪ The drive couldn’t have been much more than half an hour, but Lee had already fidgeted with […]
28
Dec
Call That An Author Insert
by Kumokawa Tokuri (雲川 徳利) Yin Luosi has just taken a trip to deposit all his stray dirty cups and dishes to the kitchen, because Xu Lunshi has been muttering darkly about water glasses colliding with his ankles and he has an interest in preserving marital harmony, and he’s almost back to their bedroom when […]
28
Dec
Something Old, Something New
by Suzuran Any minute now, Tabby thought to himself, the regret was going to kick in. He was a little surprised it hadn’t happened yet, but hey — weddings were chaotic at the best of times, and Tabby thrived on chaos. He’d been keeping busy enough, running errands and interference (and his mouth, as needed), […]
28
Dec
Giving a Rest Its Due
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel On the fourth day of Christmas, which was also the first Sunday after Christmas Day, Shuzhen slipped off her shoes and arranged herself in corpse pose on the floor of the organ loft as the tower bells rang in their noon pattern. Winning the post of principal organist and assistant choirmaster […]
28
Dec
Cleaning Out the Magic Castle
written and illustrated by Iron Eater ♠ 1 ♠ The sky boiled with storm clouds that had yet to split into full rainfall, their angry black and purple forms alive with crawling lightning, and both the wail of the wind and the thunder’s ever-rolling snarl echoed throughout the castle of the Dark King. Two […]
1
Nov
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 118
This is a signup for the December 29 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, December 9 [note that this is a week earlier than usual!] and the art deadline is Saturday, December 27. Please reply to this post if you plan to submit a story or artwork for this issue, indicating whether you are interested in […]
