Despite My Reservations Regarding the Apocalypse the dragon outside my bedroom window tells me that the end is coming soon, … More
Category: The Future
Posing utopic, apocalyptic, dystopic, or superhero solutions to “The Future.” Writers depict futuristic alternative worlds in politics, environment, gender, religion, sexuality, or ethnography.
Fiction from The Future: “Dog Days” by Michael Chin
FROM BACK BEFORE ALL THE dogs were gone, I remember Waffles. The first time Waffles stole a waffle from Dad’s … More
“The Man Who Smells of Lemons”: A Poem from the Future by Jude Marr
The man who smells of lemons dresses in brown and red. He stands, still as a bleeding tree, in a … More
Three Verses from the Vortex(t): Poetry from the Future by Jake Syersak
Identity Vortex [ “Can Rivers Be People Too? : Inside the Radical Movement to Gain Rights for Ecosystems—and Save the … More
A Story from The Future: “Affliction” by Angela Woodward
I have fled to a floating island of trash to tell you stories of the peaceful north woods. Here’s one—A man … More
The Future Has Comics: “The Lonely Alien” by Marc S. Cohen
*** Marc S. Cohen is an artist, writer, and musician born in the United States and residing in … More
The Future Has Photography: “Men with Their Guns 2” by Margo Berdeshevsky
*** Margo Berdeshevsky is the author of: BEFORE THE DROUGHT (Glass Lyre Press/2017). She is the winner of … More
Fiction from The Future: “Rabid Dogs” by Jason Arment
Time before the alarms, when violence was only overseas, seemed disconnected from the now—silent countdown. Clark glanced at his watch. … More
A Story from The Future by C.A. Schaefer: “To Whom Will You Seem Beautiful”
I am eighteen when I decide. I stand by the bed of the creek, watching the light on the surface … More
“The Butchers”: A Fiction Excerpt from The Future by Alana I. Capria
On Sundays, we butchered. It made us so happy, S— and me. We did not mind the blood or … More
“Onyx Egg”: Poetry from The Future by Caleb Nelson
someday things will be the worst they’ve ever been nothing will be all right essentially everything will suck the most … More
“all gorgeous objects found in the terror of your past”: A Poem from The Future by Jeff Pearson
1. Ongoing whispers in your head. 2. Your howls. 3. All memorials for something. 4. You do not succeed in … More