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AJ Fitzwater is a fabulous unicorn pedaling furiously inside a human meat suit from Christchurch, New Zealand. A Sir Julius Vogel Award winner and graduate of Clarion 2014, their books are the WW2 Land Girls fantasy novella No Man's Land (Paper Road Press) and the lesbian capybara pirate collection The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper (Queen of Swords Press). Their work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, Fireside Fiction, and other venues and anthologies of repute. They tweet @AJFitzwater. 


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2 Feb 2026

Inject direct / the petroleum of salvation
Don’t know why they bob? In blue death boxes?
Wendy knew it wouldn’t be long now before her daughter was taken. She had put the idea from her mind as long as she could, but now Jane was days away from turning thirteen.
Strange Horizons stands with immigrants in the US facing these conditions.
By: Natasha King
Podcast read by: Jenna Hanchey
In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Natasha King's 'Aquarium for Lost Souls' read by Jenna Hanchey. Subscribe to the Strange Horizons podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠
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