by Tabby Wright illustrated by Cap O’Rushes Akira was drifting, drifting, he absently listened to his professor’s 8AM lecture, only catching the vaguest bits of information. Something about web standards (that would be out of date by graduation), something about Ruby on Rails. Something. Something. Something tugged at the corners of his mind—the memories of […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 73
25
Jun
Slime After Slime
written and illustrated by Iron Eater When Lyón next woke it was in neither the depths of the Baron’s dungeons nor a coffin, and it took him a moment to get his bearings once he realized he hadn’t been left for dead. He performed a brief nose-to-toes check of all his various parts, which revealed […]
25
Jun
To Sing of Contests
by 織工 (Okō) The fall of 2013 seems to absolutely fly by. One moment there’s a hastily-staged intervention where what feels like half of Nick’s teammates are in his kitchen telling Nick they know about him and Kolya, the next it’s December and New York is even more slammed with tourists than usual. Isabelle flies […]
25
Jun
Where The Light’s Forgiven
by T.F. Grognon País en que los deshechos son amados todavía, es la comarca sombría donde la luz se perdona, porque allí van las personas del sueño a la poesía. — Silvio Rodriguez, “Del sueño a la poesía” Anthea is waiting for him when he gets off work. Leif shakes his head, tries to […]
25
Jun
Night Owls
by shukyou (主教) “Dad.” Marcus opened his eyes, willing himself not to look at the bedside clock. The number would just depress him. “Dad.” The voice came from the three-foot-high silhouette standing backlit in the bedroom doorway. He had just started sleeping with the door open weeks ago, when some part of him had […]
25
Jun
if there’s a light at the end it’s just the sun in your eyes
by Suikazura Amai (吸葛甘い) As a small child, his grandmother had warned him about the forest. She had told him that there were faeries who lived deep, deep inside the forest, who would not hesitate in snatching him if he got too close to it, that they longed to take beautiful children away from their […]
25
Jun
A Realm Unexplored
by Okamoto Shin (岡本辛) illustrated by beili “Are you even paying attention back there or are you just daydreaming?” the man snapped to the skinny and scruffy-looking barista standing behind the counter. “Are you all idiots here or is it just you?” Harrison stepped forward, his hands moving in an abortive gesture towards the counter […]
