Sexual adventurism and bondage are not the domain of the extravagantly rich and unbelievably beautiful. These games are played by ordinary people, living right next door. That pretty young woman across from you in the café as you decide between eggs and pancakes. The middle aged man you chat to as you both walk your dogs in the park. They are engaged in an escalating game of lust, perversion and torment, all in the pursuit of that most elusive of intrigues, love. Carol is a 33 year old wom...

Lily is a girl who discovers she has the ability to see how others will die simply by touching them. Only she doesn't want this gift, and takes extreme measure to protect herself from it. When her mother--because every fairy tale has to have a wicked (step)mother--sells Lily's services to an evangelical preacher and his wildly popular travelling tent revival, Lily is torn away from the idyllic place she's always known as home and thrust into a world of greed and manipulation that threatens...

I languish here for all eternity, in my jail, my fetid prison. For twenty years I lay in squalor and watch this war unfold before me. How will it end? Will I live to see the day I walk unshackled and feel the green grass beneath my feet? I alone remind my captor of his tortured heart. My flesh feels the sting of his whip as I watch him sink into oblivion as each year passes. Would his neck be within my reach I would surely end his torment with these chains that bind me so. All I may do is ...

Lyda has an idea.It would be fun to go diving under the sea.

Lyda has an idea.It would be fun to sail on a raft on the high seas.

Lyda has an idea.It would be fun to fly on a rocket to outer space.

Lyda has an idea.It would be fun to build a car and go far away.

From Here We Build is a vibrant collection of poems written by LGBTQ+ teens and young adults at the start of their creative journeys. Featuring original work from participants of The Future Perfect Project's Writer's Room workshop, this collection is both a celebration of queer expression and a testament to the resilience of young artists carving out space for themselves in the world. Through raw vulnerability, bold defiance, and quiet reflection, this co...

Lyda has an idea.It would be fun to dig a hole to Earth’s core.

The September/October 2016 issue of the Hugo Award Winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, Tim Pratt, Sarah Pinsker, E. Lily Yu, and Ferrett Steinmetz, reprinted fiction by Sofia Samatar, essays by Mary Anne Mohanraj, Una McCormack, Aidan Moher, and Dominik Parisien, poetry by S. Qiouyi Lu, Ada Hoffmann, and Sonya Taaffe, interviews with Carmen Maria Machado and Sarah Pinsker by Deborah Stanish, a cover by Kirbi Fagan, and an editoral by Lyn...

Sometimes all you need is one good friend.Extremely excited to start his new school, Walter is both eager and nervous to make new friends when he meets Lily for the first time. Things get off to a sticky start because of Lily's disabilities so it's hard for him to connect with her. But when Walter realizes that she's not having fun like everyone else, he makes it his personal mission to become Lily's number one friend.In Walter & Lily-Unexpected Friendship and Autism, child...

In "The Life of St. Thomas Aquinas," G. K. Chesterton presents a captivating exploration of the philosophical and theological contributions of one of the Catholic Church's most influential figures. Utilizing his engaging prose imbued with wit and deep intellectual insight, Chesterton contextualizes Aquinas' life within the tumultuous sociopolitical landscape of the 13th century. The narrative intertwines biographical sketches with a detailed examination of Aquinas' works, particularly the ...