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New novelist Alice McIlroy takes us to the edge of  a mythic territory where the hares are dying,  a scientist is counting,  a woman is waiting: a house is about to collapse. A short cautionary tale for an age of consequences.

From our story archive, editor Steve Wheeler choses a spellbinding modern parable by Josh Gaines, first published in spring 2015. With artwork by Stanley Donwood.

From Issue 20- ABYSS: Philip Webb Gregg recounts a disturbing tale of devouring and disappearance. With artwork by Anika Nixdorf.

The last of our excerpts from FABULA is Wayne Karlin's downriver journey through the ghostly shades of America's wars, with artwork from John Weeden

Latest in our ongoing series on the current pandemic, Robert Alcock writes a darkly humorous tale.

Second post the new series, Lost Lexicon is a short story by Nick Hunt, set in a damaged future world where words – locked away for years – are starting to re-emerge from deep beneath the earth. Image by Kahn & Selesnick.

A visceral story of collapse by Eric Robertson, set in a feral pasture in Utah.,from Issue 16 - REFUGE. With image by performance artist Robert Leaver from his series 'Man Down'.