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Lowry Poletti is a Black author, artist, and veterinary student from New Jersey. When they aren’t writing about monsters and the people who love them, they can be found wrist deep in a formalin-fixed lab specimen. Their other pieces appear in Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. You can find them on Twitter as @LowryFerretly or at their website: lowrypoletti.wordpress.com


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9 Mar 2026

Roger “Rod” Jefferson died on April 8 at home, surrounded by his many dear friends. Rod was a fierce advocate for gay rights and served as the head of the Gay and Lesbian Liberation Coalition for seven years.
and we let loose our dragon by the sun of a thousand fireflies
By: Lio Abendan
Podcast read by: Jenna Hanchey
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Strange Horizons invites non-fiction submissions for our March 30 special issue on “Fungi in SFF.”
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