A Tool to Carry Us by Stefani Cox
Teal is feeling frisky today. She dips and soars through thick haze above my head, cutting the…
Read MoreTeal is feeling frisky today. She dips and soars through thick haze above my head, cutting the…
Read MoreIt is the late 2010s, within an upside down city, and you don’t know what to make of yourself…
Read MoreAug 20, 2018 | Issue 2
Letter from the Editors by Devon Montgomery and Meera Velu Issue 2: Game Each issue of Speculative City focuses on a distinct theme. Issue 1 we explored the grotesque, which proved to be a foray into darkness. With a focus on...
Read MoreFeb 12, 2018 | Fiction
I kill the airboat’s engine fifty yards away from the stadium and paddle up to the rope ladder. All of my pockets have zippers, but I pat myself…
Read MoreFeb 12, 2018 | Fiction
I dug through half-submerged wreckage of the old civilization, hydrogen-reactor-powered claws grasping, pulling, and discarding parts of the…
Read MoreFeb 12, 2018 | Fiction
On his boat twelve miles southwest of Malibu, Lenny Rosen put down his book. What the hell was that sound? It was like the roar of a great waterfall…
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