Issue 6 - October 2026

Prompt: Jordan is nymphomaniac

Issue 5 - August 2026

Prompt: This person caught your eye
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It happens as I’m quietly contemplating suicide in the Uffizi Gallery. I’m certain I’m not the...

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Issue 4 - June 2026

Prompt: A lost child

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An adopted mom

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A stepdad
Father’s Day

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The new white shirt Vinnie was going to wear for dinner on Father’s Day, didn’t Mam go and wash it...

Issue 3 - Apr 2026

Prompt: Emancipated teenager
The Kind Mirror

The Kind Mirror

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And still in the time of the strawberry bubblegum vape there lived a very average boy, who was all...

Issue 2 - Feb 2026

Prompt: Robert is a highway construction worker
WAR

WAR

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At home it smelled like sulfur, burned flesh and dirt.

Issue 1 - Dec 2025

Prompt: Vanessa is a middle-aged woman with yellow eyes and a nervous personality.
Pulse

Pulse

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Vanessa Reyes pressed two fingers to her wrist before entering the patient's room.

November 2026

Character Prompt:
An animal can hear human thoughts.

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2027 Prompt Schedule

– Mar: Paul didn’t know he had a child
– Jul: A medical professional writing a report on their patient
– Nov: You’re an android
– Mar: Jada is a retired teacher stranded on an island
– Jul: A sibling is keeping a secret
– Nov: A North pole resident