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An indigenous futurist story in which a freezing woman must harness the power of the aurora to return home.

Thomas Kent West

Jan 25

In a not-too distant future, and a new ice age, a woman travels through the frozen wastes in search of a way to defy her fate.

Frøya Cassandra

Jan 23

A letter from the editor

Jan 26

A solstice hymn and fable for all children who know that time is of the essence, that doing nothing is not an option, and who are fed up with adults relying on them to save the world.

Jan 21

We look at the same sky but have so many different explanations, thoughts, and imaginings

Jan 19

Two poems on the expansiveness of the night sky

Jan 17

Though the tides of time have drowned civilizations and nurtured new empires; humans in the past, present, and future all gaze at the same sky.

Jan 15

A woman meets a wolf in the heavy blue light of an otherworldly forest

Jan 13

We are all just one tiny part of the endless universe

Jan 11

Reimagining the aurora as a festival of the departed

Jan 9

An issue about change, fear, and discovery. Submissions are open!

Jan 8

Surreal, wintry poetry by Sam Moe

Jan 7

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