"Bakotsu" by Romie Stott © 2026
Table of Contents | 27 July 2026 (supplemental)
Poetry
Independence Day Event 
By: Tessa C. Berman
And I come up 3 miles away in the reactor cooling lake, facing the rich houses.
Art, Poetry
Bakotsu says his skin is our skin 
By: Betsy Aoki
Art by: Romie Stott
I was the horse who melted under the heat of the rendering.
Azimuth, Editorials
Imprisoned Lightning: Trust and AI-Generated Submissions 
By: Romie Stott
People keep asking for our AI policy. One editor points a finger at the moon.
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