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How to Carry by Jill Kolongowski

My body still thinks I’m pregnant. Am I still pregnant? | Flash CNF #2

Mar 19 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Jill Kolongowski

A Brief History of Werewolves by Gwen C. Katz

The idea of the werewolf as an evil monster wouldn’t emerge until the early modern era. | Essay #3

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For My Sister, Who Put an End to My Existential Crisis by Aimee Wai

"All around me were rows of cherry trees, and I ate myself sick beneath them." | Flash Fiction #3

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Mar 26 • Strange Pilgrims and Karan Kapoor

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"They were born dead, spirit hovering over their lifeless pudgy forms." | Short Story #1

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Kingmaker by brandon brown

"The radio man wonders whatever happened to the sun." | Flash Fiction #4

Apr 2 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and brandon brown

For My Sister, Who Put an End to My Existential Crisis by Aimee Wai

"All around me were rows of cherry trees, and I ate myself sick beneath them." | Flash Fiction #3

Mar 5 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and Aimee Wai

Consider the Eagle by Lincoln Michel

At first things went well enough... | Flash Fiction #2

Feb 5 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and Lincoln Michel

The Illuminarium by GennaRose Nethercott

So it begins! | Flash Fiction #1

Jan 8 • Strange Pilgrims and Karan Kapoor

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A Brief History of Werewolves by Gwen C. Katz

The idea of the werewolf as an evil monster wouldn’t emerge until the early modern era. | Essay #3

Mar 12 • Strange Pilgrims and Shannan Mann

Metamorphosis on Hill 88 by Hannah Levy

"I have been running my whole life." | Essay #2

Feb 12 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and Hannah Eve Levy

Brief, Generalized Tremors by C.R. Calabria

"What if I told you I never did it for the money." | Essay #1

Jan 15 • Strange Pilgrims, C.R. Calabria, and Shannan Mann

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How to Carry by Jill Kolongowski

My body still thinks I’m pregnant. Am I still pregnant? | Flash CNF #2

Mar 19 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Jill Kolongowski

The Burn by Yvonne Reddick

"A waterfall at the far end whispered rush-hush..." | Flash CNF #1

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