All monsters are made in some way. Vampires, zombies, and werewolves might turn the unsuspecting human with their bite, but some are born as a result of a simple (made-up) formula. If the PowerPuff Girls were made of sugar, spice, and everything nice, some monsters might be made of rotten eggs, copious amounts of salt, […]
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I grew up when movie rental stores were still a thing. At my local store, there was a glass divider at the checkout that separated customers from the wall of horror movies behind them. As my mother checked out our spoils—usually Ape Escape and a family movie—I would examine every movie cover there. Hellraiser. Friday
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During every submission window, Jerome and the editorial flock scour the woods for the tastiest and shiniest speculative fiction we can find. Time and time again, you, our wonderful dreamers, have given us so many of these fascinating trinkets to pilfer through. In today’s blog post, the editorial flock would like to shine a light
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Sink Into the Depths Famished creatures lurk in the darkest currents of the sea, and it’s time to feed them. Starting January 1st, the Snoozine flock will begin stocking our submersible, The USS Abyss, with your speculative fiction and art, which will then be sent into the deepest trenches to feed these creatures. For anyone
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Chicken Little said the sky is falling. My fourth-grade science teacher said it had a hole in it, and unlike the quilts my region is so keen on, this hole couldn’t be patched with cute floral cotton. We’ve all heard similar complaints. The sea level is rising (and it really is!), storms are getting more
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What happens when technology becomes invasive? In modern contexts, we might say that the spread of AI and surveillance signifies just that, but a literary predecessor to this fear has existed for decades. Enter Cyberpunk Fiction, a subgenre of science fiction that explores the decay underneath technological advances. Lose an arm in a bus accident?
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As a flock, we try to be forthright about the content Jerome wants us to publish, but we understand that pulling the meaning from his messages can be difficult. After all, we still aren’t fluent in Squawk. So, we put together this post to help you, our dear dreamers, understand the types of stories that
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For every issue, Jerome and the Flock pick an exceptional author out of the ones roosting with us and pick their brains about writing, publishing, and tasty bugs. For the Sunrise issue, we had the honor of corresponding with a phenomenal author, Ashley Mina, writer of “What Do You See When You Look at the
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Float Through Space In two month’s time, the Snoozine flock and invited crows will gather in a field of wispy grass and wildflowers to witness the launch of Cosmos, Snoozine’s first commercial space explorer. For the month of October, we will be receiving applications (specified as fabulous pieces of speculative fiction and corresponding art) to
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POV: You’re tucked into bed, the duvet an elaborate mix of black lace and blood-red silk. Your sleep has been fitful, filled with phantom memories like ghosts—or maybe you’re actually being haunted. By real ghosts. A bump in the night pulls you out of bed, and you wander down the cold stone hallway (by the
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