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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Speculative fiction is most notable for its extreme divergence from reality. Science fiction amplifies technology to a (currently) unattainable degree, and fantasy eschews the laws of our world for new ones entirely. However, sometimes, this separation between fantasy and reality is almost imperceptible. In these cases, authors might be exploring a subgenre called Magical Realism.
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Retellings of fairytales and folklore have found a foothold in modern media. Think ACOTAR, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, and Cinderella Is Dead. These titles and more prove the lasting power that fairytales hold over our collective consciousness, but we are not strictly confined to retelling tales of the past. Though fairytale and fantasy are
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Nowadays, it seems like every tech company worth its salt has a VR headset for sale—haptic feedback gloves, unfortunately, are still working their way into the industry. However, dear readers, you don’t need to fork out a small fortune to experience virtual realities. Long before modern advances made tech wonderlands like the MetaVerse a reality,
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We first met Jerome on a night when clouds wisped around the stars like a thin veil of cotton. We were sitting around a proverbial campfire when he swooped in, onyx feathers set apart from the blanket of night by the dying firelight. It was then, in that clash of hazy comfort from the fire
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Weird fiction lurks in the most surreal corners of your imagination. It forces an unsettling mask onto the mundane, contorting what we know into the strange, the horrible, and the weird. Among those who enjoy weird fiction, a debate rages on: Is this a proper genre or a mode of writing? The answer remains as
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