Perseid Prophecies

20/11/2025

The story containment device we've got chained up in the basement is starting to act funny--it's belching out the best lines we haven't read yet.
The interns think it's eager to share what it's amassed.

11 days left to submit your weird fiction, sci-fi, dark fantasy, or horror short stories!

18/11/2025

What does it look like when an AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."

Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.

12/11/2025

Sometimes all you need is a connection to home.
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by D. A. Raymond in this quarter's issue of Persied Prophecies!

11/11/2025

Got something spooky, fantastical, or even a little weird to share?
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue coming January 1st, are open until the end of the month!
Check out the link in our bio for info on what we're looking for and how to submit!

07/11/2025

The evenings are dark and stormy. The lights are drawn low over long, chilly nights.
This is the time of year the ageless beast we lovingly call "The Reading Team" thrives. It grows fat on the sustenance your stories provide...
..and demands ever more.

Submissions are open until Nov. 30.

06/11/2025

Old Vittolo has seen a lot in the decades he's ferried folks across the river, but even he can be surprised when things don't turn out the way they seem in Jeannie Marschall's short fantasy story, "River Daughter."
Read it free in the Autumn 2025 issue of Perseid Prophecies!

04/11/2025

Looking for a place to submit that sci-fi, dark fantasy, horror, or weird fiction short story?
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue (releasing Jan. 1st) are open until the end of the month!

And remember, if your story matches the issue's season, it may be looked on more favorably!

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28/10/2025

In a twisted tale that reminded the Reading Team of "Pickman's Model," art take a decidedly dark turn in Nathan Batchelor's "The Decimationist."

Read it for free in this quarter's issue of Perseid Prophecies!

Issue 7: Autumn 2025 Fiction SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT! by Thomas White The Decimationist by Nathan Batchelor River Daughter by Jeannie Marschall The Old Man of the Sea by D. A. Raymond asdfghjklkjhgfdsa by Eric Cullen Once, in the Northern Woods by M.C. Schmidt The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allen Poe Fac...

21/10/2025

Hop on a BART train that may or may not be alive, and take a stroll through the streets of a very weird version of San Fransisco in Thomas White's "SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT!"

Read it free in this quarter's issue!
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Issue 7: Autumn 2025 Fiction SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT! by Thomas White The Decimationist by Nathan Batchelor River Daughter by Jeannie Marschall The Old Man of the Sea by D. A. Raymond asdfghjklkjhgfdsa by Eric Cullen Once, in the Northern Woods by M.C. Schmidt The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allen Poe Fac...

07/10/2025

Calling all writers of short spec fiction, especially sci-fi, dark fantasy, supernatural or cosmic horror, and weird fiction!
Short story submissions for our Winter 2026 issue are now open until Nov. 30th!
We don't insist on theme, but matching your story to the issue's season *may* be advantageous!

01/10/2025

Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue are now open!
Check out past issues and our guidelines to see what we're looking for, and remember, we don't insist on a theme, but if your story matches the issue's season, it may be looked on with a more favorable eye!

Submissions are OPEN until November 30th, 2025 For now, most our stories and articles are classic, public domain, or open source. However, we hope to open submissions for new and original stories shortly. We are open for submissions for the months of January & February, April & May, July & August, a...