It begins with a dream. Brother Nicephorus dreams that St. Nicholas of Myra visits him […]
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Vita has known for a long time that she is a pawn in other people’s […]
Commonplace Book: September 2025
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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, by Caitlin Rozakis
Vivian has always been desperate to please, to be appropriate, to be perfect, and she’s […]
When They Burned the Butterfly, by Wen-yi Lee
Every large city has its gangs. The gangs of Singapore have something more than muscle […]
Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang
Trigger warning for animal death. Alice Law has sacrificed everything to become a Cambridge-educated magician: […]
The Dagger in Vichy, by Alastair Reynolds
A traveling troupe of players and their fading star of a playwright make their way […]