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E.C. Barrett (they/she) writes folk horror, fabulism, and dark speculative fiction. They are, or have been, an academic, journalist, bookseller, editor, and linocut artist. A Clarion West graduate, E.C. has words in Bourbon PennBaffling MagazineSplit Lip, and elsewhere, and she serves as the book reviews editor for Reckoning. E.C. is queer, neurodivergent, and enjoys more maker hobbies than is entirely practical. ecbarrett.com


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19 Jan 2026

the black fairy in the village sold her a dime for a nickel
The moon was not her destination. It was a sentence.
After visits from the Whale, when the Lifemaker retreats to his chambers, Lúcio swims to the aquarium by the window, where he and Olga watch the fish fly by.
Wednesday: Predators, Reapers, and Deadlier Creatures by Matthew James Jones 
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