PUBLISHER'S NOTE

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Dear Readers,

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Welcome to the tenth issue of Weird Lit Magazine. 

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The release of these ten stories marks a time of growth for Weird Lit. During this reading period, we received triple our expected submissions. The influx of all that weird put our DIY systems—and our brains—through a true pressure test.

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Since our first issue in the summer of 2024, we’ve been building this interdimensional vessel of literary weird as we fly it. That sort of agility demands grit and boldness—qualities we value in life and fiction alike. While the stories we’ve selected for this issue vary in their settings, plots, and themes, they share the same characteristics that have been required of us to get this issue out to you. 

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These stories are bold. 

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Throughout this issue, we explore working-class absurdism, Finnish folk horror, and postmodern themes of man vs. technology. We experience a comical interpretation of attachment. We travel through time and surreal layers of self. We navigate nightmare economies and rivers of grief. We mosh to the Melvins. We’re given the choice of hope in the face of annihilation. 

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Thank you for choosing to explore the weirdness we’ve curated in this tenth issue of Weird Lit Magazine and for joining us in welcoming a new, bold era of weird.

 

Stay Weird,

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September Herrin

Publisher & Editor in Chief

Weird Lit Magazine