// A.M. Maris
// Lightspeed Magazine
// Aug 6, 2026
He called her Legs. “Legs for days,” he’d say, his voice thick with wonder. When he spoke to her, she was filled with a warm, heady feeling that made her purr and rub against him. She had to be careful when she did, because she was still growing into her spikes and she’d already drawn blood more than once. His skin was so flimsy, so tearable. Sh...
// E. Catherine Tobler
// Lightspeed Magazine
// Jul 16, 2026
There’s a wolf where my brother used to be, a beast absolutely hellbent on ruining my life. He plunges his broad snoot into the Wednesday night spaghetti, and neither Mom nor Dad cares when half the bite slides off his nose and onto the table, to later be jostled to the floor by his grabbing, grubby paws. But if I came to the table without washi...
// Kaitlyn Zivanovich
// PodCastle
// Jun 30, 2026
// Y.M. Pang
// Clarkesworld Magazine
// Aug 1, 2026
Dreamer AQ#1367-458-MATT stood on the scaffolding of an incomplete skyscraper, hair blown wild by the spring breeze. Skinny legs trembled inside skinny jeans, but he took one step, then another, […]
// Ken Liu
// Uncanny Magazine
// Sep 1, 2026