Speculative City

20/03/2024

Issue 14 has been published! Read at speculativecity.com. Thank you authors Hien Nguyen, Mia Xuan, Sigrid Gayangos, Harrison Demchick, Samit Basu

04/07/2023

In case you missed it, explore how QTPOC authors celebrate the city in Issue 13:
https://speculativecity.com/issue-13-qtpoc/

18/08/2021

Out now, Issue 12: Sound!
Read the stories, poetry, and interview with at speculativecity.com.

Thank you , Nicole D. Sconiers, Christopher Yusko

04/07/2021

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14/12/2020

As grand finale to our Year of Genre, we look to the future.
Speculative City is excited to announce the release of Issue 10: Afrofuturism! Read it online at https://buff.ly/31B0h1g

07/12/2020

We're prepping to release the Winter 2020 Issue--Afrofuturism!
If you want to get an early peak, subscribe to us on Patreon: https://buff.ly/3qwD9gZ

12/10/2020

On this day, when one may reflect more on our past and present, Speculative City announces the release of Issue 9: Alternate History. Read now at https://buff.ly/31B0h1g.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

13/09/2020

04/08/2020

If you couldn't already tell, we're not the greatest at social media. We have been busy working on the magazine, though! In preview of Issue 9, read on Patreon our interview with Ginn Hale, an incredibly inquisitive & generally delightful author. Thanks !!
https://buff.ly/2HRZEsk

16/06/2020

Speculative City is proud to announce the release of Issue 8: Weird! Read online now at https://buff.ly/31B0h1g

21/05/2020

The increased time at home may not be what's brought you that sense of discomfort. More could be at hand behind the flickering bulb. Find out with "A Trick of Light," by

17/03/2020

Check out Issue 7 of Speculative City now!
https://buff.ly/2WkBRcq

24/02/2020

Sometimes you can find a helping hand in the most unexpected places... Read "Second Death Services" by to learn more.

19/02/2020

explores the value of labor through the Convertor of Time, a "tabby striped dome with a coughing ridge of chimney stacks" that offer both purity and poison.

14/02/2020

What bouquet will you choose today? Read Beston Barnett's "Omnopolis" to help complicate your decision.

"Omnopolis, city of flowers, city of lights—without a doubt, the single most colorful city..."

09/02/2020

Take a peak at the mechanics of a mind in the poem "Mutant" by

04/02/2020

Thank you, Alan, for sharing an afternoon with us to chat about our shared love of fiction. Sending the biggest shout out to !

31/01/2020

If the screech of the subway tracks ever reminded you of a disgruntled soul, maybe your mind wasn't jumping too far. Read more in "The Flight of Grackles" by Joel Page.

"We tread worshipfully among the souls of the ancients..."

08/01/2020

Come Tumbling Down, the fifth installment of ’s Wayward Children series, was released today! We can’t wait to start reading.
If you want an inlet into this creative author’s mind, read our interview with her in Issue 3: https://buff.ly/2sUrFuE

15/12/2019

We are excited to announce Issue 6: Industry! Read the collection of exciting stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces for free at https://buff.ly/35zzSCV

09/12/2019

In her essay on occult in translation, Rachel Cordasco reviews a Rodolfo Martínez translated work. Thanks ! “The Wisdom of the Dead (The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes), is a striking novel that brings together the world of Sherlock Holmes with that of the Cthulhu mythos”

02/12/2019

And to continue with the family theme. Thanks Cindy O’Quinn!

“I left pieces of myself buried among the words. In the beginning, they were the tiniest of clues…”

19/11/2019

For those anticipating time with family next week, prep w/ this short & sweet story. Thanks !
"‘Your mother looked nice today.’ I try to make conversation as I slip the Rolex—bought for me on our first anniversary—from my wrist.
‘Of course she did, I paid enough.’”

11/11/2019

If you’re seeking a tender satire, check out this piece. Thanks Mike McClelland!

“Things first went topsy-turvy when Moonbeam Heartstruggle (not her birth name) arrived in Quinlet’s Grove. Moonbeam had previously been in Fiji serving as an active member of the Festival of the…”

05/11/2019

Take a visit to the visceral with this story, which takes female empowerment to a different level.

“Philip’s voice came out of her car radio on a hot day, harmonizing with the sour breath of the broken air conditioner, and Laila felt it like his fingertips...”

31/10/2019

To ring in Halloween, our Witch-in-Residence has come to deliver some sound advice. Patreon subscribers also get a little extra counsel.

25/10/2019

Imagine Hitchcock’s birds manifesting as symbols of your relationship. Thanks !

“Lately, I had been feeling a dangerous shift in the air. It was as if something horrible was brewing on the horizon, just beyond the scant hardened trees…”

21/10/2019

We’ve been quiet this past month, but haven’t forgotten about highlighting our Issue 5 contributors!

Get a glimpse of the occult displayed through family magic, which can come to our aid when we most need it. Thanks !

16/09/2019

Proud to announce the Fall 2019 issue!