Editorial

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Editorial

by dave ring

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

Marianne in an Unlit Bar on the Outer Curve of Human Space

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Marianne in an Unlit Bar on the Outer Curve of Human Space

by Rodrigo Culagovski

“My strongest memories of Marianne are all edges…”

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The Ghost of Akimograd

by Aggie Novak

“The ghost of Akimograd, Sana’s old home, flickered into existence.”

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Dear Search Committee

by Tehnuka

“I am pleased to submit my application for the position of King of Peatland.”

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Our Will is a Forest

by Akis Linardos

“As was the tradition, our mothers planted seeds in our flesh…”

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The Bodyhouse

by Bree Wernicke

“At the bodyhouse, no one ever asks you what you want.”

Degrees Removed: In Validation of the Intellectual

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Degrees Removed: In Validation of the Intellectual

by Ayida Shonibar

“After the nth blood test withdraws a…”

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When the Moons Forget to Dream

by Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi

“It was always dusk on Thelema…”

How I Came to Be Possessed By The Ghost of Tallulah Bankhead

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How I Came to Be Possessed By The Ghost of Tallulah Bankhead

by JA Logwood

“The first rule of sapphic ghost portals is…”