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An illustration of a scared teen overlooks the ominous silhouette of a figure lurking in a doorway spilling red light.

The V*mpire

The vampires aren't even the worst part about being a teenage trans girl on tumblr.

An illustrated montage of soldiers against a shattered pocket watch, the shell of a bombed building and a trio of artillery guns, while overhead a dragon, flying amid biplanes, spews fire.

Dragons of Paris

The Mongolian Wizard #11

An illustrated montage of a woman freeing a colorful bird from a cage; a group of masked bandits; and a woman and man in a rowboat.

Halcyon Afternoon

The Mongolian Wizard #10

An illustration of bright red roses growing out of a ghostly white, anatomical heart.

Bright Hearts

A florist becomes obsessed with the strange, haunting red flowers she buys from an equally stran...

An illustration of a horned woman grasping an anatomical heart as blood drips off her chin and onto her blouse.

Everybody Is in the Place

The fair comes every year with its wild music, boys, and rides, but Maybelle and Enid are far mo...

An illustration of a ghostly antlered creature with glowing yellow eyes overlooking a roadside motel.

Parthenogenesis

When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stori...

An illustration of recipe cards on a counter surrounded by scattered ingredients.

Have You Eaten? (The Full Series)

The complete serialized novella from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey, in which a fracture...

An illustration of a mobile phone on an orange background; the screen of the phone is cracked forming the shape of a star, with a red X at the center.

Vigilant

In a new Little Brother story, when schools make war on their own students, something has to giv...

At the center of a white star on an aqua blue field, an illustration of a black arm, fist raised to the sky, but crossed out with a red X.

Spill

In a new Little Brother novella, there is no security in obscurity. But there can be redemption...

An illustration of a skull with gleaming rubies for eyes.

The Unwanted Guest

Palamedes Sextus and Ianthe Tridentarius match wits on a dreamlike battlefield.

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The Stars We Raised

We’re delighted to share “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from C...

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