In a Tide of Blood
Philip’s voice came out of her car radio on a hot day, harmonizing with the sour breath of the broken air conditioner, and Laila felt it like his fingertips traced the sweat drops…
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Category: Issue 5
Seeking Flesh
Lately, I had been feeling a dangerous shift in the air. It was as if something horrible was brewing…
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Sparkle and Shine
“Your mother looked nice today.” I try to make conversation as I slip the Rolex—bought for me on our first anniversary—from my wrist…
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Glass City, Glass Heart
Things first went topsy-turvy when Moonbeam Heartstruggle (not her birth name) arrived in Quinlet’s Grove…
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Witch-in-Residence: Occult
Dear Witch-in-Residence, My girlfriend is a kitchen witch and wants to put a blood charm on me so that she can know…
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Occult Fiction in Translation
Given the relatively small amount of speculative fiction translated into English (SFT)…
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Dawn Colored Night
Spirits are everywhere in the City but you need silence, stillness, to call the right one…
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I Hear the Bells of Hell
I left pieces of myself buried among the words.
Read MoreLetter from the Editors: Occult
Letter from the Editors by Meera Velu and Devon MontgomeryIssue 5: Occult To welcome this year’s fall, Speculative City presents Issue 5: Occult. Fall, our favorite season, is the time of year that presages the coming of the...
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