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Abyss & ApexHugo-Nominated Magazine of Speculative FictionSkip to content2022 Awards EligibleArchivesLoginSubmissionsAbout UsAwards & Honors“Wikihistory”Wall of FameCurrent IssueIssue 83:  3rd Quarter 2022EDITORIAL“Dieselpunk and Peak Resources” by Wendy S. DelmaterFICTION“Birther of Stars” by Leslie Vedder“Memory’s Rule” by Genevieve Sinha“Happy Students Martinez Middle School” by Jonathon Mast“Rick’s Legacy” by L. B. Spillers“The Ones Who Walk” by Rebecca Schneider“A Bot Named Dog” by Wendy NikelFLASH“Binary Star System” by Phoebe WoodPOETRY EDITORIALHow To Submit Poetry by John C. MannonePOETRY“Hunger” by Marcus Whalbring“Abecedarian: Apparitions Beckon Cautiously, Determined” by LindaAnn LoSchiavo“If I could speak” by Marisca Pichette“Lindworm Begs His Latest Wife in Silence” by Maria Schrater“All These Different Flavors of Smells” by Andrew Kozma“When the Capital Fell” by Richard Magahiz“Cataclysm Days: Captain John Pettit Continues to Cruise” by Chuck Von Nordheim“The Final Space Odyssey” by Frank Coffman“The Jinn (Domestic AI Model #7)” by Fiona PerrySmall Press ReviewsA&A Reviews:Frankenstein: Monsters of the Abyss by John L. French and Patrick Thomas (Padwolf Publishing)A&A Reviews:Blunt Force Magic by Lawrence Davis (Wild Blue Press)A&A Reviews:The Insane God by Jay Hartlove (Water Dragon Publishing)Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted. 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