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The Thrill of Discovery: Writing Alternate History with Ginn Hale

Oct 12, 2020 | Blog Feed Nonfiction, Issue 9, Nonfiction

Ginn Hale is an author with many talents, one of which includes crafting sharp, witty stories in captivating universes…

Letter from the Editor: Alternate History

Oct 12, 2020 | Issue 9

Letter from the Editor by Meera VeluIssue 9: Alternate History Socially distanced, still blanketed by wildfire smoke, and now three weeks from a presidential election, at Speculative City, we’ve been reflecting more on the state...

No Sun to Guide the Way by Steve Toase

Jun 15, 2020 | Fiction, Issue 8

Dagmar waited for Phillip to get off his phone, refusing to face the retail unit they now paid rent on…

Witch-in-Residence: Weird

Jun 15, 2020 | Issue 8, Nonfiction

Witch-in-Residence Issue 8: Weird | 1,036 words With Witch-in-Residence, Speculative City imagines...

Descent into the Archives

Jun 15, 2020 | Fiction, Issue 8

“We require the Tirani correspondence from the archives. Do not open it. Do not read it. Bring it to us.”

Save Yourself: John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness and the Cinema of the Weird by Victor H. Rodriguez

Jun 15, 2020 | Issue 8, Nonfiction

John Carpenter’s horror movie Prince of Darkness opened in 1987 to mixed reviews, barely breaking even its opening weekend…

Speculative City features literary works that explore themes, characters, and landscapes exclusive to urban environments and that highlight voices often unheard.