Dear Hecate, It is midnight, I am at a karaoke bar and I think you are sovereign here. There is… Read more “Prayer from a Girl Floating in an Hourglass” by Lynne Sargent

Past a glass castle ringed by gloomy cypress trees and stygian shade, two lovers tread, hand in hand, heedless of… Read more “Awakening” by Deborah Davitt

my egg opens over the breakfast pan, perfect rimed halves like the very first. now I am Creator of the… Read more “sky king toast” by Hal. Y. Zhang

You know they named the moon missions after me? They always thought I was stupid, my actions a folly, my… Read more “Lips Turned Moonlight, Hair Turned Soft Regolith” by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

In the shack he shared with his daughter, Jacques toasted the New Year, early, often, and by himself. But not… Read more “Matchstick Reveries” by Rajiv Moté

Alice left Wonderland the way she always did. She fell asleep and began to dream of home, and of her… Read more “Departures in Treacle” by Hamilton Kohl

I remember the scent of the east wind that shook the bare, spindly branches of the jamun tree, making the… Read more “Waiting for Karaga” by Amal Singh

(Content Warning: This story features a scene of domestic violence) The Moon sits on the windowsill of the butcher shop, smoking… Read more “The Glint of Light on Broken Glass” by Jennifer R. Donohue

Hello, we’re back. It’s been a rough year for humanity and a rougher year for our planet and all of… Read more Editorial: Issue Five of Truancy, December 2018

Table of Contents Editorial by Nin Harris Fiction “The Glint of Light on Broken Glass” by Jennifer R Donohue Waiting for Karaga by… Read more Issue 5, December 2018 of Truancy