The month of January had a lot of stories and poems to read and choose from. Mermaids Monthly and Dark Matter Magazine released their very first issues with amazing tables of content, while Apex Magazine is back with its first issue after their hiatus and Apparition Lit published an incredible justice themed issue #13, which I recommend to read in its entirety.
Recommendations
- “Last Stop on Route Nine” by Tananarive Due
in Nightmare #100
- “A Billion Bodies More” by Sloane Leong
in Dark Matter Magazine #001
- “For the War Effort” by Rachel Rodman
in Daily Science Fiction
- “With the Nectar Comes the Sting” by Jennifer Hudak
in Apparition Lit #13
- “Civilization” by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
in Star*Line #44.1
- “Medusa Gets a Haircut” by Theodora Goss
in Uncanny #38
- “Alecto Chats On Her Smoke Break” by Elizabeth R. McClellan
in Apparition Lit #13
- “Root Rot” by Fargo Tbakhi
in Apex Magazine #121
- “From Witch to Queen and God” by L. D. Lewis
in Mermaids Monthly #1
- “The Risk of Embarking” by Lynne Sargent
in The Future Fire #2021.56
- “Tabula Rasa” by P.A. Cornell
in Departure Mirror #2
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Vanessa Jae 