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lae astra is an artist and writer who calls Tokyo home. This is their first poetry acceptance from a speculative magazine. Co-founder of Far Future, an artist collective, they believe in tomorrow. Find them at laeastra.com/links.


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6 May 2024

the dead have nothing to say to you 
fat tears rolling down your cheeks like pearls fresh from the oyster
Cat amongst the cabbages 
The old feelings mean little to you now.
Those Who Smuggle Themselves Into Slivermoon 
In his early days in slivermoon, Saki worked the phone lines. Companies in slivermoon stressed in prestige magazines and press releases that it was too hard for them to employ bodies. Bodies were expensive to sustain. Bodies needed food, warmth, and shelter.
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Wednesday: Dioramas by Blair Austin 
Friday: Verushka by Jan Stinchcomb 
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