Modern

Stories set in our world, or worlds adjacent to our own.

19
Jan
2024

396 – Last Year with Joshua Pangborn

Barty and Lester are strangers. Barty and Lester are enjoying a lovely stay at the Regal Phoenix hotel, a summer sabbatical while they rest and recover. Barty and Lester met last year. Barty and Lester don’t remember. Barty and Lester are enjoying their stay. Barty and Lester are in danger. Barty and Lester need to remember. Barty and Lester are having a ball. Barty and Lester are going to die. Barty and Lester need to remember. Barty and Lester need to remember. Barty and Lester need to remember last year.

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24
Nov
2023

390 – Lighthearted with Aaron Hammonds

In a magical 80s that never was, one young man (who also happens to be a wizard) is about to have the chance he never got to say goodbye to the friend he lost a long time ago… who just happens to be a ghost. (cw: heavy themes of grief and loss)

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31
Oct
2023

388 – Lovecraftesque with Marn

There is something in the water. Please keep away. There is something in the water. Please keep away. There is something in the water. Please keep away. There is something in the water. Please keep away.

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17
Aug
2023

380 – Till the Last Gasp with Alex Roberts

TRICKSNAKE 4: BLOOD BROTHERS. See the showdown that started it all! Two martial arts masters, facing off in a Gymkata rumble on the streets of [Marketing, make up a fake European city name. — Ed.]. WHO WILL SURVIVE?

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16
Jun
2023

371 – Let the Fire Soothe with Lyra Vega

A PORTAL HAS ERUPTED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. And unfortunately for NoClip, it’s also in the heart of his small neighborhood. Someone has to step up and step through the threshold. But with so much on his mind, it will take a miracle to give him the strength he needs. Of course, that’s just what the demon in his Zippo offers, in exchange for a memory or two… Continue reading →

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08
Jun
2023

370 – Triangle Agency with Caleb Zane Huett

ATTENTION: ANOMALY REPORTED. AGENT REQUESTED FOR IMMEDIATE CONTAINMENT. PLEASE HALT ALL EXTRACIRRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, REASONS FOR LIVING, AND ASSOCIATED MATTERS. CAKE AND ICE CREAM WILL BE PROVIDED UPON A SUCCESSFUL CONTAINMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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12
May
2023

367 – See Issue X (The Crossover Special) with Puja

GAMNA AND THE CICADA RETURN IN… “A WORLD OF ONE’S OWN.” A villain called Spotlight has trapped the world in isolated peril. Can two heroes come together to set things right? And what sinister hand is lurking in the shadows to capitalize on the panic that comes after? Continue reading →

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