The Tailors by Kurt Fawver – 3.4
Nightmare Magazine, January 2026 “The Tailors” is a dark horror story set in a war-torn village controlled by the warlord Jurgen Blanco. The narrative begins when Blanco’s enforcers raid the…
Academic Review: Climate Grief and Childhood Resilience in Marlene Jo Baquiran’s “The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird” – 4.1
Introduction Marlene Jo Baquiran’s “The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird,” published through Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction initiative, represents a significant contribution to the emerging genre…
The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird by Marlene Jo Baquiran – 4.1
Grist, January 2026 Six-year-old Rami Saleh’s precious multicolored porcelain bird shatters in the school playground, triggering a crisis that mobilizes his entire elementary school. The bird, a cherished gift from…
A Formal Academic Review of “Donuts from the Daydream Network” by Julia Vee – 4.0
Introduction Julia Vee’s “Donuts from the Daydream Network” (2026) represents a significant contribution to contemporary speculative fiction’s engagement with themes of familial obligation, entrepreneurial innovation, and cultural identity in near-future…
Donuts from the Daydream Network by Julia Vee – 4.0
The Sunday Morning Transport, January 2026 Araminta “Min” Lee runs her family’s doughnut shop while her father recovers from a stroke in the hospital. The shop has been in the…
Bird and Bread by Aparna Kapur – 2.8
Tasavvur, January 2026 “Bird and Bread” is a clever speculative fiction story told through three interconnected narratives that ultimately reveal how the end of the world was prevented by an…
The H Word: The Merry Macabre of the Renaissance Faire by Barbara Barnett – 2.3
Nightmare Magazine January 2026 Nightmare 26-01 Barbara Barnett’s essay explores the uncanny darkness that lurks beneath the cheerful surface of Renaissance Faires, revealing how these festivals embody a unique form…
“You Visit a Witch” by Jay Kang Romanus – 3.5
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 In this evocative second-person narrative, you visit a mysterious curiosity shop run by a witch named Sophia and her vampire brother Sage. Initially suspicious of the witch’s…
“Water Softener People” by EC Dorgan – 3.3
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 EC Dorgan’s unsettling short story follows an unnamed narrator who has recently escaped city life to start over in the rural prairie. What begins as a fresh…
“The Savior of the Three Lands” by K.M. Veohongs – 3.3
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 This haunting tale unfolds through the voice of Princess Naree, the third daughter of King Herrik, who addresses her unwilling companion Kawam—a woman stolen from her homeland…
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