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We have a lot of creepy unsettling stories and essays for you this month. We have four amazing new stories in this issue: “What is Lost, What is Claimed, What Remains Unretrieved” by Avra Margariti—a harrowing clown story; “Momentary Brightness” by Robert Helfst—a stargazing body horror tale that is quite original; “Pile” by Martin Cahill—a…

We have four fantastic new stories in this issue: “A Portal Fantasy for Grown-Ups” by Catherine George taps into the darker desires of a mother and wife as she explores the supernatural; “Bright Lights, Dark Millenium” by E. C. Dorgan, is a haunting tale of capitalism framed in the uncanny, and how we often lose…

We have four fantastic new stories in this issue: “A History of Ghosts” by Jeffery Reynolds is a haunting story about rewriting history, and the consequences of ignoring the truth; “The Facility” by L. Marie Wood, an immersive, uncanny tale of family and community; “Belladonna” by Cressida Blake Roe, an intense tale of time travel,…

This month we have a special theme—fantasy and science fiction! We have four fantastic new stories in this issue: “The Clones That Make You” by Avra Margariti treads familiar ground while somehow still providing an ending that shocks and unsettles; “Between the Flickers” by M. S. Dean, an immersive story that finds humanity woven into…

By L. Marie WoodJuneteenth.      America’s second Independence Day.Freedom Day.A day that, until it became a federal holiday, I knew virtually nothing about. I didn’t grow up learning about Juneteenth. I’d heard it mentioned once, maybe twice throughout my life, but I, like many people, including other African Americans across the country, learned about what really happened in Texas…

As we start to head into warmer weather with summer right around the corner, there is plenty of exciting new writing to read here at Gamut. We have three new stories in this issue: “The Lack” by C. J. Goldberg is a looping, surreal story filled with tension and the uncanny, but also a dash…

Co-Founder and President R. B. Wood on Mental Health Awareness Month and what it means to him.

As we get ready for May, with summer just around the corner, we have another exciting issue of Gamut to read. We have four amazing, original stories—“Red Snowdrop” by Diana Dima, which explores the disorienting loss of a loved one, and a garden with buried secrets; “The Unraveling” by Sheila Massie, where an alien message…

I’m not sure what’s more exciting for me as an editor—publishing authors I know and love, or new, emerging voices (some with their first professional sale) that blew us away in the slush?

As we move on to the second issue, I’m thrilled to talk about some of my favorite reprints, as well as exciting new material. For new fiction, we have three stories.