Resources and Revolution, Changing the Script on Climate Change
A distinct haze overlaid the interior of a dimly lit theater space. I was seated there in wait of a performance—Mad Max, told through ballet…
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Category: Nonfiction
Review: Broken Metropolis by Devon Montgomery
Broken Metropolis, edited by dave ring, is a collection of short urban fantasy stories that covers a range of queer identities…
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More Than Eye Candy by Elisa Shoenberger
It seems that every action we take these days creates mountains and mountains of data…
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Humans Need Stories: A Chat with Seanan McGuire
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is also known as the frequency illusion, and it perfectly describes…
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Review: Mysterium by Jareth Groves
Mysterium is a cooperative murder mystery game best described as a subjective version of Clue…
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The Card Game for Horrible Places: A Conversation with Lisa Nisenson, Co-Creator of Cards Against Urbanity
Naturally, as a magazine, we are drawn to cities; it’s in our very name…
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“Terms and Conditions” by Charlotte M-G
You may have heard the term ‘life is a game.’ Now, the phrase has never rung truer…
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What the Racist History Behind Arkham Horror Tells Us About Ourselves by Hilary Berwick
First of all, there’s this game. It’s called Arkham Horror…
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The Story of Speculative City by Meera Velu
Welcome to Speculative City!
Here I wanted to introduce you to the magazine and its creators. As you begin reading the first issue, I thought I could…
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Treating Rosacea: On Beautification, Nationalism, and Creative Resistance by Rosa Boshier
I overhear a docent at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California waxing poetic on the myriad meanings of roses. “You’d think you were…
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The Power of Fiction: A Conversation with Writer Stefani Cox
The following is an interview with Stefani Cox, speculative fiction writer, editor for PodCastle, and urban planner. Stefani Cox speaks with Meera Velu…
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Review: Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire
The award winning Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire is a collection of three novellas featuring children traveling to fantastical world. The…
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