Cover Art © 2026 Jack Taylor

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Editorial

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“Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of Baffling.”

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Ankara

by Brendan Bowles

“He picked me up at my hotel, looking more or less like his pictures…”

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The Tides That Drink the Daughters

by Aishatu Ado

“Bruising is a blessing. “

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Minor Miracles of the Pastoral Life / Minor Woes of a Project Manager

by Wren Douglas

“A small cottage of gray bricks and a roof dotted with moss…”

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Ticket to a New Body

by Malcolm MacDougall

“Ticket: a token from the arcade down the street…”

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No Wrong Turtles

by Rodrigo Culagovski

“He was born on one turtle, I on another…”

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Splinters

by Mae Tang

“…the tech busied herself adjusting the reclining chair…”

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The Importance of Magical Hygiene

by Joelle Killian

“Look, I appreciate that you’re a thrifty witch…”

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Wicker Charm

by M. S. Dean

“At the end of the play, as the lights go out…”