by Daykeeper The kiss-and-cry bench at the ice arena in the World Unity Games is a very ugly shade of blue, Kota thinks, as he waits for his score after finishing his free skate. His coach, Jan, sits beside him on the bench and reaches for his hand. There are cameras trained on them, broadcasting […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 119
22
Feb
Rookie Lap
by Circe DuBois Caleb Siegert had one foot in the hotel shower when his phone rang. So few people called him, especially at eight in the morning, that he grabbed it; one look at the name, and he turned the shower off. “Hello?” “Siegs, it’s Coach Allaway. Get your stuff packed, you’re going to Minnesota.” […]
22
Feb
Journeywoman
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel “Fuck, it’s time to quit,” Yunming said, glaring at her wrapped-up knee. “You just got out of surgery,” her sister Yunxi said. “You’ll feel different once you feel better.” “The drugs haven’t worn off yet,” Yunming said. “This is as good as I’m gonna feel the next six months.” Yunxi blinked. […]
22
Feb
Racqueteering
written and illustrated by Iron Eater Guy—pronounced the French or maybe Indian way, ghee, hard G, short for Guillame, absolutely not a synonym for “some dude”—was the kind of person who just kept going once he’d spun up a proper rant, and Vien might’ve found it exhausting if he hadn’t usually been the one to […]
22
Feb
FREE YARN
by Suzuran The Kijiji ad Sonny posted was as simple as it got. Just a title (“FREE YARN”), a couple of photos (only slightly blurry, too, he was proud of that), and a single sentence reading, “please help me get this yarn out of my garage.” Below that, he put his phone number (double, triple, […]
22
Feb
Do Good Things With You
by Devin Ambrosia Jane was restless, pacing a circuit around the bedroom. Her hands felt like they were moving of their own accord, flapping, wringing, picking at her eyelashes. She sat down stiffly and tried to meditate, but the noise of every emotion she’d felt in the last few weeks was too much. At first […]
22
Feb
Rules of AnonymousD
by ChibiSaboten Balls to the wall, literally. As opposed to figuratively, where it can have multiple meanings, such as: something vaguely related to sports, a tight, efficient turn while swimming laps courtesy of a rando on Reddit, or a pilot pressing their throttle so far one way that it touches the wall of their cockpit. […]
22
Feb
The Newlywed Game
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by Chiyohana Odile “Guys, you gotta help me.” The pleading look in Jeff’s eyes was like that of the world’s saddest puppy, begging to be released from the bath. “You gotta.” Lucas looked at Arsène, who looked back at him with a frown. Jeff was a great guy. He’d done a […]
3
Jan
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 119
This is a signup for the February 23 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, February 10 and the art deadline is Saturday, February 21. 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, […]
