Genius by Heather Pagano Genius landed face-down in a bowl of cold gruel. A Muse could drown in a bowl of liquid, and this thick mush threatened to suck her under. Sputtering, she hauled herself over the rim. She fell… Read More ›
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ORIGINAL FICTION: Do Not Fragment by Julie C. Day, Stories of Driesch 3
Do Not Fragment by Julie C. Day copyright 2021 Cover art by Zachary Jernigan Design by Sean Leddy Vernacular Books http://www.vernacularbooks.com All Rights Reserved (Read Part 1 and 2, first?) The Assembly Parlor Like the many workers’ associations… Read More ›
FICTION: The Night Fishers: Stories of Driesch #2 by Julie C. Day
The Night Fishers by Julie C. Day Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved http://www.vernacularbooks.com Before After three seasons in the city, Izabeth is finally visiting Driesch’s Night Market. In preparation, she’s done what she can to blend. Displaying weaknesses is never… Read More ›
FICTION: The Last Glorious Hours of Kindane Moon by Paul Jessup
Their ship slept a dreamless sleep in that liminal place between planet and space. It was closer to Venus than the ring of manmade debris around it, yet not close enough to slip beyond the gravity well and come burning… Read More ›
SHATTERED: Stories of Driesch by Julie C. Day
In another city at another time Elham would have been a respected craftsperson, a borosilicate glass blower who mastered the sweltering heat of both torch and kiln to form her own private vision of caretaker bead, memory vase, and family ring. But this is Driesch and Elham’s power, the thing that buoys her through the city’s many pitfalls, isn’t her glass work, it’s her mind.
Exclusive Interview with Julie C. Day by Matt Switliski
And then Joe McDermott at Vernacular Books reached out to me. He said, “I want you to be part of my anthology, The Way of the Laser, an anthology of near-future crime stories.” I’m usually not a fast writer. The idea was rather terrifying. I knew I’d need a crutch. So I went back through my Unfinished Projects folder and I grabbed my Driesch document.
Way of the Laser Giveaway and “Sister Thrush” by Marie Vibbert
The critically acclaimed anthology THE WAY OF THE LASER came out last June, but we decided that in honor of Mur Lafferty’s status as a Hugo Finalist, it was time we revisited this gem by giving away a few copies… Read More ›
ORIGINAL FICTION: Do Not Fragment by Julie C. Day, Stories of Driesch 3
Do Not Fragment by Julie C. Day copyright 2021 Cover art by Zachary Jernigan Design by Sean Leddy Vernacular Books http://www.vernacularbooks.com All Rights Reserved (Read Part 1 and 2, first?) The Assembly Parlor Like the many workers’ associations… Read More ›
Exclusive Interview with Julie C. Day by Matt Switliski
By Matt Switliski Julie C. Day has published fiction in magazines such as Interzone, PodCastle, Electric Velocipede, and Farrago’s Wainscot, among others. Her debut short story collection Uncommon Miracles was released by PS Publishing in 2018, and her 2019 novella… Read More ›
The Night Fishers: Stories of Driesch 2 by Julie C. Day
The Night Fishers by Julie C. Day Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved http://www.vernacularbooks.com Before After three seasons in the city, Izabeth is finally visiting Driesch’s Night Market. In preparation, she’s done what she can to blend. Displaying weaknesses is never… Read More ›