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PSYCHIC EYE

November 3, 2026
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I read the sign and climb a stair. The office door is smoky glass. Inside, a radio plays jazz. I go in. He points to a chair. He’s shabby, but he don’t look dumb. His voice is booze and cigarettes: a weary voice, full of regrets. A gumshoe, laid back, chewing gum. I tell him: “You’re a Psychic Eye. I…

Beyond Blank

Literature lightens the inborn loneliness of existence, reminding us that our deepest…

The Haunt Hunters

September 13, 2026
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The damp autumn air hung heavy over Sick-a-Moor Castle, a crumbling Victorian pile that smelled entirely of wet spaniel and damp wallpaper. Philomena adjusted her tweed flat cap, checked the readings on her EMF scanner, and cleared her throat. ‘Right then, Sean,’ Philomena said, tapping the plastic casing of her…
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The Jungle Dominoes

September 11, 2026
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It all started with a hiccup. Ppopo, an unusually pristine hippopotamus, was wallowing peacefully in the Upper Mud Bogs when an unexpected bubble of swallowed air lodged in his chest. The resulting hiccup was so violently muffled that it sent a shockwave through the lily pads, startling a tiny poison…
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Bitter Honey

September 11, 2026
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Early in the morning of their wedding day, James and Catherine went for a walk, directly ignoring their solicitor. The advice had been to sit quietly in the office and discuss financial arrangements ‘like two sensible adults.’…
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The Silent Shutter

September 10, 2026
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The creatures spoke of him with quiet reverence. To the rabbits, he was the giant who understood the precise angle of twilight. To the owls, he was the silent wanderer who never stepped on a dry twig. They marvelled at his peculiar garb: a thick woollen coat that reached his…
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Imaginary Homelands

September 9, 2026
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When Pedro finally returned to Cádiz last summer, the reality struck him like a sudden frost. The house was still there, but the courtyard had been paved over to make room for a parking spot. The brilliant blue door was gone, replaced by reinforced aluminium. The orange trees had been…
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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