Margery has always felt like she's had no one to share the stories in her head with. That changes when she stumbles across the Spork Room, a magical writing community that might be accessible through her closet one day and the school bathroom the next. The Spork Room has many useful writing tools, but the crowning one is the Door, through which all stories come to life.There's only one rule: don't go through the Door without telling someone.When Margery breaks the rule, she...

Maybe you *should* look a gift horse in the mouth.After the sudden loss of her parents, 16-year-old Martie Torsney receives a surprise scholarship from a prestigious boarding school. This is the opportunity she needs to leave the heartbreak and echoes of her parents behind.Greyson Academy sits deep in the forests of Vermont, high on a hill overlooking the trees. The school has a long history of helping its students succeed in life. If Martie excels here, she'll be set....

This issue of HyphenPunk magazine brings you 10 stories from 6 different -punks.CyberPunk by Elizabeth Broadbent, Jack Windeyer, Evan Conaway, and Rebecca A. DemarestDesertPunk by Kit CampbellDieselPunk by J.G. GrimmerRayPunk by Lex ChamberlinBioPunk by Dave HangmanClockPunk by Alexandra HaverskáDinoPunk by Sam Jowett

Every night, Eva Martinez dreams about the same man. During the day she tries to convince her mother she knows what she's doing with her life—but it would help if Eva actually believed it.It's been centuries since Michael has had a real reason to live. After the loss of his love, nothing keeps his interest for very long—not even his friends, dabbling in being human.When Eva and Michael meet, it awakens something in both of them. Eva's dream-man-turned-real completes her in ...

Every night the monsters hunt.A city that is the whole world: Theosophy and her companions in the City militia do their best to protect the civilians from the monsters, but they keep crawling from the Rift and there’s nowhere to run. Theosophy knows she’ll die fighting. It’s the best kind of death she’s seen, and at least she can save lives in the meantime.They say the Scarred carve you up while you’re still alive.A village in the shadow of a fores...