Will McMahon Lightspeed 2025 ShortStory Fantasy 942 words details

"The city of Nan Rhok stands on the ridge of a great mountain, where a gullet of steaming water flows from volcanic hot springs. The ridge is narrow and the mountain chill, so the city hews close to the spring, building high its granite towers. The name of...

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Will McMahon Strange Horizons 2026 ShortStory 2,592 words details

When 2008 hit and I got laid off from Circuit City, a friend of mine managed to get me work at the local supermarket deli. It was a shit job, but I was beyond grateful at the time.

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