Apparition Lit, Issue 8

Welcome to the eighth issue of Apparition Lit! This quarter’s theme was Euphoria. In these works, one person’s intoxicating high may be another’s nightmare. These stories and poems are striking in their subject matter, styles, and perspectives. EDITORIAL A Word from Our Guest Editor: Give Me Some of That by Ezzy Languzzi SHORT FICTION The Word for What We Have by Jennifer Hudak An Account of the Defeat of the Earth's Last Conqueror by Adam Lee Weatherford Ilyas' Egg by Sameem Siddiqui A Gentler Sky by Amelia Sirina POETRY Luna Rasa by Tiffany Morris Belly of the Beast by Holly Lyn Walrath INTERVIEW Artist Interview with Abi Stevens ESSAY It’s Not a Big Thing by Amy Henry Robinson Apparition Lit is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features short stories and poetry. We publish original content with enough emotional heft to break a heart, with prose that’s as clear and delicious as broth. New issues will be published each January, April, July, October.