“Birdguts” by Erin Strubbe: speculative biologies / eating stones / maybe the norm isn’t the norm

“Chutes, Slides, and Ladders” by Allison Wall: surviving the board game world / opposing ideologies / the other place

“Diet Tips for the Apocalypse” by Sophie Casarico: disordered eating / dysfunctional mother-daughter relationships / Boston under siege

“Grave Bells” by Corey Farrenkopf: family footsteps / post-apocalyptic communities / the rising water and the rising dead

“In the Wake of Whales” by Claire Jia-Wen: the dead, revived by AI / environmentalism / is it him?

“Iso E Super” by Francis Van Ganson: bespoke perfumes / dating the robot girl vs. playing the robot girl / but how can you be sure?

“(Non)deterministic Finite Automata” by Audrey Zhou: searching for survival in the multiverse / soulmates / “I know you”

“u last saw hana in the mageverse” by Tuesday Pil: immersive MMORPGs / battling mental illness / why did you choose the slime?