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The Necessity of Anarchistic Transhumanism
Considering possible futures for humanity through the lens of science fiction
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Casey Aimer
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The Others
A poem on the human fear of invasion — or is it simply a fear of change?
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Michele Scaccaglia

March 2024

journey through the afterworld
A poem about an escape and the re-emergence into a new and unknown place
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Katrina Lemaire
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Theme Announcement for Issue Five: Frontier
An optimistic repository of sci fi, slipstream, futurism, and spec fic
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Miranda Adkins
 and 
Korinne West
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February 2024: A Month in Review
After a brief winter hiatus, we are gearing up for Issue Five!
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Miranda Adkins
 and 
Korinne West
1

November 2023

November 2023: A Month in Review
Announcing this year's Pushcart Prize nominees, plus a paid subscribers-only poll
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Miranda Adkins
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Issue Four: Arcana is available in print!
Check out the free digital PDF or purchase a physical copy
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Miranda Adkins

October 2023

October 2023: A Month in Review
A return to form after a few months of unexpected chaos
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Miranda Adkins
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Soft Star alum Angela Acosta publishes new speculative chapbook
"A Belief in Cosmic Dailiness: Poems of a Fabled Universe" imagines Latinx futures through multilingual poetry and translation
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Miranda Adkins
Weights and Measures
When her brother gets tangled up in an accidental demon deal, a young woman returns to her strange hometown to get him out of it—but going home means…
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Korinne West
1
Siberian Sprites
An optimistic horror fantasy set deep in the Siberian forest
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Elly Campbell
3

September 2023

Secret Places
A man, a sick child, a cake slicer, and a four-and-a-half-foot talking parakeet meet in a hospital room
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Dustin Michael
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