INTRODUCTION

Rose Lemberg, Shweta Narayan and Bogi Takács.
Introduction: *insert earnest expression*

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POETRY

Mari Ness. Three Limericks
dinoflagellates
Anatoly Belilovsky. The Were-Cactus
fated
S. Brackett Robertson. Bathyscape
duck
Susannah Mandel. To The Family In The Sycamore Across The Street
shambles
Emily Jiang. Ballerina Hippo Mippo
bounce
Rachael K. Jones. Do Mermippos Dream of Electric Sharks?
teeth
Pear Nuallak. A Mermaid in The Mermaid
stargazy
Alexandra Seidel. A Hippolimerick
puffy
David Sklar. Before I Kill You (An Arch-Villainelle)
vain
Jaymee Goh. Yes, I Am A Were
aware
Kathy Figueroa. A Snippet of a Tale
rhubarb
Alexandra Erin. The Spoon-Drawer Gnome
brain

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TIPPING JAR

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