Volume 002.1: 2025
dear earthlings,
I am intimidated by trying to tell you about the incredible pieces we have in this issue. It’s hard to try and put into words thoughts good enough for how I feel about the art that we get to share with you all.
Fiction
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Invasive Species & Their Habitats
Tourists who visit the beaches of Santos Beniz close their eyes and attempt to enjoy the sunshine, but can never truly rest.
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The Widdershin
If he thought of himself at all, he thought Widdershin, for that was the last time he’d had flesh and blood and bones, when he was whirling counterclockwise from clouds to earth.
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Then There Was
She turned to see the man frozen in time, bottle knocked back with the glass on his lips, patrons halted mid-conversation, their jaws slack, the bartender’s pour frozen mid-air, the mescal like solid sap splashing in a glass.
Nonfiction
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Interview: Ray Nayler
Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea.
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REVIEW | “The Time for Doing Is Always Now”: Reading Where the Axe Is Buried in Unprecedented Times
Revolution truly succeeds only if we are unafraid to rip out the roots and start again.
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Revolution, Creation, and Speculative Fiction
Mike Duncan’s Martian Revolution is a master class in how comprehensive social worldbuilding allows for a truly immersive story with the power to speak into the author’s own society.
Poetry
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Eternal? Eternal’s too much. How many years do I even use per year? Only one, maybe two.
The Kismet Magazine 