“Take Flight” by Dan Peacock – 3.5
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 An ornithologist receives an urgent call from Pearson, a worker at the Heinlein Space Center, claiming to have spotted a nesting pair of northern pipers—a species believed…
“Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds” by Allison Mulder – 3.8
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 In a dying world where wind-tamers have bottled nearly all the winds and left the seas in doldrums and the land in drought, a young woman who…
“More Than Feathers” by Phoebe Barton – 3.6
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Iadene, a hero who can magically grow to giant size, defeats a mechanical dragon with her partner Tuaamala, but victory comes at a devastating cost—the dragon kills…
Academic Review: Grief, Longing, and Working-Class Identity in Gwendolyn Maia Hicks’s “Full Fathom Five” – 4.2
Introduction Gwendolyn Maia Hicks’s “Full Fathom Five” represents an ambitious merger of Irish folklore and contemporary working-class realism, exploring intergenerational trauma through the lens of speculative fiction. Published as the…
“Full Fathom Five” by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks – 4.2
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Jack Kersey accidentally catches a merrow (a mythical sea creature) in a fishing net while working on a trawler off the coast of his struggling Irish town.…
“Magie Vol, Ogies Toe” by C.L. Hellisen – 3.2
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Two sisters, the narrator and Marieke, are clearing out their recently deceased mother’s cottage when she begins appearing as a restless ghost. The mother, who died painfully…
Bearing the Good Fruit by R. K. Duncan – 3.6
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Bernard, a young theology student at the University of Paris, confesses to a priest about recent events that have left him uncertain which of his actions were…
Anything Not Impossible by Jayde Holmes – 3.8
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 This philosophical science fiction story explores the nature of probability and inevitability in an infinite universe through the improbable journey of a single bullet. The narrative begins…
The Book of Fading Gods by E.M. Linden – 3.8
Diabolical Plots #131B, January 2026 In the After Realm, Aoife works at the Department of Fading Gods, where she and her new intern Cata review tiny, nearly forgotten deities to…
Academic Review: Liminality, Conscience, and the Gothic Grotesque in Emily Linstrom’s “Confessions of the Little Seer” – 4.0
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Introduction Emily Linstrom’s “Confessions of the Little Seer” (published in a literary magazine context) represents a sophisticated meditation on embodiment, deception, and moral reckoning through the vehicle…
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