Closing Time at Mr Marvell’s Museum of Curiosities
by Sophia Adamovicz

Soft booms rip holes in the silence, three seconds apart. Pound, pound, pound. Some kid must be knocking on a display cabinet for a laugh. […]

Vampiriority Complex
by Bobby Crace

The vampire’s favorite place to shoplift was Littles. It was on the other side of the valley and if he didn’t time the trip perfectly – like zero room for error – he’d get caught in the sun. […]

The Boy Most Likely to Save the World and Other Myths
by Adele Evershed

I run my fingers over my precious haul, the things I’ve found scavenging today. It’s an average haul; some mud-caked screws, one long, thin nail that took more effort than it was worth […]

The Curator of Connection
By June Faraday

Auntie Margret made hoarding into a curating kind of profession. I guess “curator” is a bad term for someone who chose junk so indiscriminately. She’d chide me if she heard that term – junk […]

The Woman You Knew Nothing About by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos

Breathe in the chill winter air blowing through the window you left open for her spirit to be set free. Freedom. For you both. Your brain understands it. Your body welcomes it. But not your heart. […]

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The One
by Zeina Abi Ghosn

Arabic music blasts from the old radio in the kitchen. Emily picks up some envelopes from the table, puts them in her shoulder bag. […]

I Stole a Piece of Lava Rock From Craters of the Moon National Park
by Timothy C. Goodwin

Because you don’t get a lot of time in this universe, and you have to show your work: where you went, what you did. The more souvenirs you have, the more you can show the universe you were here. […]

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The Legion of Extraordinary Iains
by Allan Miller

Iain was channel hopping when the picture on his television froze, then turned to static. He slapped the remote control against his palm, but the static began to spill out from the screen […]

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Shark Teeth
by SJ Townend

The battle between Michael and me began the first time we met at the annual village hall show. Our mums drew swords over whose Victoria sponge deserved first place. […]

One for the River
by Gavin Turner

It’s a relatively simple premise and you may have seen it on one of those pointless media channels. All you need is a long length of hefty rope and an industrial strength magnet. […]

Dream Caught
by Courtney Welu

Somewhere in the country once known as America, Rolfo started collecting dreamcatchers. We’d already been on Earth for several months at that point, gathering data and scientific readings […]

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