Apparition Lit, Issue 22: Symmetry (April 2023)

Welcome to Issue 22: Symmetry! This issue brings you foreshadowing, questions about identity, and a dash of magic. These tales entwine deep space with deep ocean. They reflect the creature you are, or are destined to become, the repetition of beauty ideals across the ages, birds that terrify and corvids whose offerings open new worlds. You'll see where the face in the mirror can lead you, how your partner can reflect your life back to you, and what you become when you rise from the ashes, EDITORIALA Word from Our Editor by Kel ColemanSHORT FICTIONThrough the Glass, a Full Sea by P.
H. Low - 1900 words, ~9 minutes reading timeThe Sea Hare by Wailana Kalama - 1600 words, ~8 minutes reading timePaper Teeth by Mare Knaupp - 2000 words, ~10 minutes reading timeA Catalog of Gifts from a Crow by Jo Miles - 5000 words, ~25 minutes reading timePOETRYMarriage by Yee Heng Yeh - 40 linesInvertebrate Gazebo by Angela Acosta - 21 linesI, Hunger by Nnadi Samuel - 35 linesHelen After Helen by Rasha Abdulhadi - 23 linesESSAYSSymmetry, Horror & Identity by Tania ChenI Know Too Much About Scurvy by Maria Schrater