Apparition Lit, Issue 22: Symmetry (April 2023)

Welcome to Issue 22: Symmetry! This issue brings you foreshadowing, questions about identity, and a dash of magic. These tales entwine deep space with deep ocean. They reflect the creature you are, or are destined to become, the repetition of beauty ideals across the ages, birds that terrify and corvids whose offerings open new worlds. You'll see where the face in the mirror can lead you, how your partner can reflect your life back to you, and what you become when you rise from the ashes,

EDITORIAL

A Word from Our Editor by Kel Coleman

SHORT FICTION

Through the Glass, a Full Sea by P.H. Low 1900 words, ~9 minutes reading time

The Sea Hare by Wailana Kalama 1600 words, ~8 minutes reading time

Paper Teeth by Mare Knaupp 2000 words, ~10 minutes reading time

A Catalog of Gifts from a Crow by Jo Miles 5000 words, ~25 minutes reading time

POETRY

Marriage by Yee Heng Yeh 40 lines

Invertebrate Gazebo by Angela Acosta 21 lines

I, Hunger by Nnadi Samuel 35 lines

Helen After Helen by Rasha Abdulhadi 23 lines

ESSAYS

Symmetry, Horror & Identity by Tania Chen

I Know Too Much About Scurvy by Maria Schrater

Apparition Lit is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features short stories and poetry. We publish original content with enough emotional heft to break a heart, with prose that's as clear and delicious as broth.

New issues will be published each January, April, July and October

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