It’s been a busy month so we are going to pretend like nothing has been missed over these last couple weeks because we’ve published some amazing stories for our special month of March. Here’s everything from March so far and we’ve still got one more big story to come on Tuesday. 🌒 Moon DramaAshlee...

Read Isis Aquino and Monica Louzon's story, The abyss in the depths of her eyes, now!Monica LouzonWhat was it about this story that made you want to translate it?There are several different kinds of poignant loneliness in this story that resonated with me, and I’m a sucker for literally star-crossed lovers.Are you...

Lenny opened the window to let in a little fresh air before bed. For weeks, the summer heat had seemed to stick to the walls, but that night, it relented. The moonlight reflected off the stream below, and in the clear sky above, an infinite swarm of stars wished him goodnight. I’m gonna miss this when I live in the...

—Zack Rhodes

Read Tyler's story, How to Paint a Prairie Ghost Train, now!Given it’s a ghost train, I’m dying to know if the paint will still be there when the train returns the next week…That’s a great question! I hope so, but even as the writer of the story, I can’t tell you that for sure. I think one of the things that’s...

“Theron says we should paint the ghost train.”The words spin out of Gabe’s crowded lungs like smoky spider-silk—faint, impossible threads hanging in the air. All but imperceptible until you walk into them. I mash the pause button on my controller and turn toward Gabe, Yoshi’s kart frozen mid-drift on the flickering...

Read the storyThere are plenty of short stories that center on miracles, but few stories feel like actual miracles themselves. And that’s true of Chelsea Sutton’s “(Skin),” published in Diabolical Plots in October 2025. In “(Skin),” Sutton, a self-described writer of “gothic whimsy,” does something remarkable: not...

Read Morris' story, Escape Algorithm, now!The first thing people tend to think of these days when they see the word “algorithm” is typically tech related—that’s not the case with this story. Was that dissonance intentional?I recognized the dissonance, but I can’t say it was really intentional. I stole the phrase...

Once upon a time, in a cold dark cottage, in a cold dark glade, in a cold dark forest, a sage sat by a cold dark hearth, planning her escape. It wasn’t the first time.As a matter of record—and she meticulously recorded all such efforts—this would be attempt #3,553. She had learned a great deal from the previous...

Read AJ's story, Silent Disco, now!Are you a pub or a club kind of person?100% club! Or a small live punk concert. The older I am, the more I get the appeal of a pub with a cozy fireplace, though.What’s your experience/opinion of EDM?If it gets people dancing in a good way, I’m all for it. I loved minimal techno and...

Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Last issueStart from the beginning

“Oi, Paul. You coming to the demo?”I press the phone against my face. It’s Sabeena. My best friend a.k.a. boundary pusher. I slink over to my bedroom window and hush my voice. “What demo,” I whisper. “I’ve got college all day today.”She’s always getting me into trouble.“Sack college. This is more important. Roko...