Archive - Strange Pilgrims

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

Send us your stories & essays! (Portal closes in ~24 hours)

"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it." | Open Submission Call #2

Mar 6 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

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

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Mar 2 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

February 2026

Two Catherines by Caroline Beuley

"The beast was her gift." | Short Story #2

Feb 26 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Caroline Beuley

Life: A Review by Charlie Ericson

"A few of the more important gripes: no one has yet seen a unicorn." | Review # 1

Feb 19 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Charlie Ericson

7 Short Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez

Learn from a rare & timeless conversation between friends | + 7 Writing Exercises

Feb 16 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

Write Like Márquez: 7 Exercises "Stolen" From the Master

A practical companion to “7 Short Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez"

Feb 16 • Strange Pilgrims

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

Consider the Eagle by Lincoln Michel

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

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

January 2026

To Whom it May Concern by Plangdi Neple

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

Jan 29 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Plangdi Neple

The Burn by Yvonne Reddick

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

Jan 22 • Strange Pilgrims, Yvonne Reddick - Writer, and Shannan Mann

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