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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
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  • Photo Essay - Weekly Features

    Worship in Nature

    27 April 2025

    Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: A friend who currently lives in Ishikawa, Japan, brought me to one of her favourite local spots — Natadera, a temple that embraces and worships nature.

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    “Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 4 – Kyoto)” by Michael Smith

    5 July 2026

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    10 May 2026

    Feline Frivolity

    26 April 2026
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    Issue 4 (April 2025)

    20 April 2025

    We’re thrilled to announce the publication of our much-awaited Issue 4.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘Danfo’ and ‘Ode to a Scaly Skin’

    20 April 2025

    Titilayo Matiku — Excerpt: Doesn't Mango like rice? I have not seen any roach lately so he needs to eat whatever is available.

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    The curious case of Tim Cranshaw and all the people that were hurt, maimed, or mildly inconvenienced by it

    20 April 2025

    Nenad Pavlovic — Excerpt: It took three fire brigades exactly seven days to put out the fire at Acacia No. 9.

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

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    20 September 2026

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘In the Checkout Lane,’ ‘Shitstorm’ and ‘Hours Before the Inspector Comes to Approve Us for a Loan’

    13 April 2025

    Ashley Kirkland — Excerpt: That’s what you get / for making out / in the grass.

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

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    20 September 2026
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