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Prose –

FUCK THEM KIDS //Tatiana Obey // 6050 words

After Jaz borrows some money from her sister, one of her nieces sneaks aboard her racing ship. Reluctant babysitting quickly turns into a chance for them to bond.

DIDN’T EARN IT //K.W. Onley // 7199 words

Major Kit Forester and her three-man crew must survive in space for 24 hours without ground support due to a malicious hacker attack on Earth. But tensions rise as her crew slowly begins to undermine her authority, putting all of their lives at risk.

MY MOTHER’S DAUGHTER // C. M. Lockhart // 6713 words

After a sudden shipwreck, Serena is forced to land on a planet where she meets Amber, who offers to fix her ship. When Serena realizes they both have toxic mothers, she makes a promise that could give Amber a better life.

THE CARCOSA PATTERN // Conrad Loyer // 6659 words

Dr. Octavia Kincaid discovers a sleeper vessel that went missing over 200 years ago. She breaks protocol and attempts to help the passengers on board before slowly falling victim to their collective nightmare.

ANANSI MOON //Ezekiel Springer Jr. // 14941 words

There’s some truth to every myth, and a three-man crew of smugglers decide to transport a professor and his odd assistant to an off-limits planet to find a legendary treasure.

Poetry –

Afrofutures Haibun in Multiverse:  Verdie’s Beam // Regina YC Garcia

The Old Tradition // Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi

Midnight Wash N Go  // Kat Garcia