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Clarke Doty (she/her)
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Senior Editor at Apparition Lit bsky.app/profile/apparitionlit.com, hospice nurse, queer, neurodivergent, reader, writer, horror lover. Nervous Wreck. Per my kid, I'm "the Mom who doesn’t know when not to tell a joke."
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "See Ya Later" by Amy Henry Robinson

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Paper-white background with red lines on all 4 sides of square image (from cover art by Annalise Jensen) Text in black - See Ya Later by Amy Henry Robinson Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "The Stories I Tell Myself" by Jennifer Hudak

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Blue-grey background with red lines on all 4 sides of square image (from cover art by Annalise Jensen) Text in black - The Stories I Tell Myself by Jennifer Hudak Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 14, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "Thank you for Your Service" by August Cao

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November 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "The Pancake House at the End of the World" by L.M. Guay

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Pale blue background with concave swirl of white snow (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Pancake House at the End of the World by L.M. Guay Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Poem "Gutted" by Cameron E Quinn

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Pale pink background with a yellow flower (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Gutted by Cameron E Quinn Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Short Story "Skittering Within" by Kelsea Yu

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Pale green background with a dark brown vulture on the right (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Skittering Within by Kelsea Yu Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 4, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "How Did I Die This Time" by Anne Liberton

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Pale blue background with grey arms and hands reaching for human skull (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - How Did I Die This Time by Anne Liberton Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 31, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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Poem "The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids" by Timi Sanni

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Pale brown background with a large grey, brown, and red-feathered bird wing spread (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids by Timi Sanni Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Short Story "Estelle" by Carol Duncan

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Pale blue background with concave swirl of green grass and a single yellow flower blooming (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Estelle by Carol Duncan Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 28, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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Stave off hunger with the October flash fiction winning story The Bread of Life from Katherine Frain free to read online today!!
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Bread: the matroness had sung to us of its thick golden shell. An inverse egg, all white in the center. If it grew anywhere, it would be in one of the gray palaces." BREAD OF LIFE
October 26, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Poem "Replacement Rainforests" by May Chong

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Pale pink background with two dark brown vultures perched on left and right of red arch (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Replacement Rainforests by May Chong Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 24, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Short Story "Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City" by Madeehah Reza

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Pale green background with concave swirl of white snow and green grass (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by Madeehah Reza Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "The Siren’s Song" by Marilia Angeline

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Pale blue background with head, arms, and left wing of a grey, brown, and red bird reaching up to catch a human skull (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Siren’s Song by Marilia Angeline Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 17, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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Issue 28: Harbinger, our final issue, is here!

You can read the lovely editorial by guest editor Aurelius Raines II @aureliusr2.bsky.social online for free today at apparitionlit.com/harbinger-ed...
Green background. White text reads "ISSUE 28: HARBINGER IS HERE!" on the right with issue cover (art by Annalise Jensen) on the left. Cover art has a pale grey-blue sky background above a concave swirl of white snow and green grass with a single yellow flower blooming; depicts a grey-brown bird with large red-brown and grey-brown wings spread in lift-off, reaching up with human-like arms and hands to catch a human skull; and features two dark brown vultures at the top left and right. Magazine cover reads: in bright teal, APPARITION LITERARY MAGAZINE; in dark red, ISSUE 28: HARBINGER / GUEST EDITOR AURELIUS RAINES II / COVER ART: ANNALISE JENSEN; and in white, a list of contributors' names, KELSEA YU, L.M. GUAY, TIMI SANNI, MAY CHONG, AUGUST CAO, ANNE LIBERTON, MADEEHAH REZA, JENNIFER HUDAK, MARILIA ANGELINE, CAROL B. DUNCAN, CAMERON E. QUINN, AMY HENRY ROBINSON.
October 15, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Issue 28: Harbinger closes with a beautiful, bittersweet essay by co-founder and senior editor @amyhenryrobinson.bsky.social. No one worked harder, and Apparition Lit wouldn't have made it 7 years without her (literal) blood, sweat, tears, encouragement, advocacy, and passion.
Pale grey-blue sky background above a concave swirl of green grass with a single yellow flower blooming. Brown text - ESSAY: SEE YA LATER" BY AMY HENRY ROBINSON. Green text - "ISSUE 28: HARBINGER" Red text - "MY HEART IS IN THIS DIGITAL RECORD, BLOOD AND VISCERA ENTANGLED, WITH EACH EBOOK, ONLINE POST, BESPOKE AUDIO RECORDING." White text - COVER ART BY ANNALISE JENSEN.
October 14, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Fun fact: Apparition Lit was my first paid publication, back in their first issue. I could not have asked for a more warm and supportive introduction to the industry. I am honored to appear in their final issue as well, and I will miss the mag more than I can say 💙
apparitionlit.com Apparition Literary Magazine @apparitionlit.com · Oct 12
We couldn't be happier to have Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social as our Harbinger guest essayist. She was a part of our first issue, is now part of our last, and, whether she knows it or not, is a founding member of our little Apparition Lit community.
Pale grey-blue sky background above a concave swirl of the green grass and snow with one yellow flower. Brown, red, and white text as follows. Essay: The Stories I Tell Myself By Jennifer Hudak "Sometimes, I have the sense of my life splitting into different timelines as I’m living it." Issue 28: Harbinger Coming October 15th! Cover Art Annalise Jensen
October 12, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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We couldn't be happier to have Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social as our Harbinger guest essayist. She was a part of our first issue, is now part of our last, and, whether she knows it or not, is a founding member of our little Apparition Lit community.
Pale grey-blue sky background above a concave swirl of the green grass and snow with one yellow flower. Brown, red, and white text as follows. Essay: The Stories I Tell Myself By Jennifer Hudak "Sometimes, I have the sense of my life splitting into different timelines as I’m living it." Issue 28: Harbinger Coming October 15th! Cover Art Annalise Jensen
October 12, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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My latest speculative short fiction roundup features stories from @apparitionlit.com @nightmare-magazine.com @strangehorizons.bsky.social @seizethepress.bsky.social @uncannymagazine.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social & more!

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My Speculative Short Fiction Roundup #8, 2024
The artwork for this roundup includes a detail of the cover of Lightspeed #172 by Tithi Luadthong (aka Grandfailure) / Shutterstock. More...
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October 11, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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A portent of things to come in the (very near) future. The HARBINGER issue is almost a week away so it's time to release cover art with those who have been named as contributors. So it shall be written...
mythical bird with human arms holding up a skull surrounded by two vultures with names Apparition Literary Magazine, Issue 28 Harbinger, Madeehah Reza L.M. Guay Carol B. Duncan Kelsea Yu Cameron E Quinn August Cao Anne Liberton Marilia Angeline May Chong Timi Sanni Jennifer Hudak Amy Henry Robinson
October 7, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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Check out this sneak peek of the ISSUE 28: HARBINGER short stories!
Coming October 15th!

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October 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Here's a little peek at the 6 poems coming your way in ISSUE 28: HARBINGER!

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October 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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We are so honored Angel @angelvleal.bsky.social chose to publish this piece with us!

You can read LANGUAGE AS A FORM OF BREATH for free at apparitionlit.com/language-as-a-form-of-breath

and support the SFPA @sfpoetry.bsky.social by purchasing their Rhysling Anthology at sfpoetry.com
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October 4, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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CONGRATUALTIONS AGAIN TO OUR SEPTEMBER FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNER!

THE NOODLE TRUCK
BY C.A. KANE
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Multi-color neon sign of noodle bowl with glowing yellow text: THE NOODLE TRUCK Shaking your head slightly, you pull open the door. You’re already here, and there have been too many nights of interrupted sleep to turn back now. BY C.A. KANE
October 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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Announcing the Harbinger Table of Contents for Apparition Lit's final issue!
Dark brown background. Red-brown text reads "HARBINGER TABLE OF CONTENTS" on the left with cover art by Annalise Jensen on the right. Cover art has a pale grey-blue sky background above a concave swirl of green grass and depicts a grey-brown bird with large red-brown and grey-brown wings spread in lift-off, reaching up with human-like arms and hands to catch a human skull, with two dark brown vultures at the top left and right. Cover art text reads "APPARITION Literary Magazine" in bright teal and "ISSUE 28: HARBINGER / GUEST EDITOR AURELIUS RAINES II / COVER ART: ANNALISE JENSEN" in red-brown.
September 27, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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A series of poems titled "Jobs for Magical People (That Don't Involve the Military)"

The first one has already been published, in @apparitionlit.com -
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But there are more coming :)
Anticaprice / Chemical Engineering Mage - Apparition Literary Magazine
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September 10, 2024 at 2:14 AM