Set your story in a world where astrology and the movements of celestial bodies deeply impact the lives of inhabitants.

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“All the Fortunes Are Bad” by Jacob Levin

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In the Night Market, you can find your future. Some nights, when the moon is full, fortune tellers will lay out their black blankets and their star-charts and they will call out to you or singsong the fortunes of babies born in this hour, at this time, on this day. And while the fortunes of infants were always sweet as chai, it seemed to me that my own fortunes got worse the older I became. When I was ten, I went to the Night Market on one of these occasions with my girlfriend, Atia. I call her my girlfriend, but the truth is that she was a ...

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“Kapilco” by Ivan Cervantes

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"Come one and all! I have the best water pearls for the Kapilco festival!" "Fresh tarvar! Caught and cooked within the hour!" "Get your paper lanterns! Perfect for the Kapilco festival!" The street bustled with vendors and customers of the Kapilco festival. I couldn't be more excited. This year is my twelfth Kapilco festival! In other words, my coming of age festival. Mine! Sure it was a village celebration, but when it is your own time it suddenly becomes special. Even if I have seen it eleven times before I can't help but look around in wo...

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“The Stones” by Jeffrey McDonald

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The cross-shaped standing stones of Callanish in the isles off the west coast of northern Britain have become the focal point of Saint Augustine’s mission to spread Christianity throughout Britain. Tradesmen, immigrants, and legionaries traveling from Rome had brought the religion to Britain by the late third century, but it never took root. Then Rome fell, their presence dissipated from the remote lands, but it was not gone. The mighty Roman empire crumbled under weak leadership and misguided ambition, but like the Phoenix from the ashes, a...

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“Surviving The Chosen” by Azeem Duran

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Surviving the embodiment of god, even a minor one, isn’t something just anyone can do. I did, but that was because of my skills and strength, no matter what anyone says about me. Understood?Sure, I was born in August where the Celestial Leo ruled and with it came a variety of gemstones I could empower and draw from, but one's birth doesn’t guarantee anything. I still needed to train and hone my skills to reach the deepest connection with every sliver, shard or stone I needed to find or win to be able to do any of the great feats attributed t...

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“Nations, Like Stars” by James Maxwell

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“Are you sure this plan will work? How do we know that some of us won’t die?”“Some of you will die. You must for the plan to succeed.”We looked around at each other in the candlelight. Eyes searched out other eyes in the flickering light, probing for doubts, mistrust, or secret alliances in the half darkness.He explained the plan again. On the final day of the month the sacrifices would begin. One during every hour of sunlight at the temple of Inti. The most pious among us would volunteer as sacrifices to the sun god. The most pious among us...

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“The Osomark Ocean” by Kyra Cowgill

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Sabel sits at the bow of the lead vessel, leaning against the railing while reviewing her calculations. Her journal is her most prized possession. The making of paper is an arduous task, which her family reminds her of anytime they see her with the journal in hand. Each mark she makes is small and deliberate, and the journal itself she cares for tenderly. For years Sabel studied with Mathias as he tracked the course of the sun and moon and calculated their passage around the Osomark Ocean. Her family never would have made the journal f...

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Set your story in a world where astrology and the movements of celestial bodies deeply impact the lives of inhabitants.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 36 stories

“All the Fortunes Are Bad” by Jacob Levin

“Kapilco” by Ivan Cervantes

“The Stones” by Jeffrey McDonald

“Surviving The Chosen” by Azeem Duran

“Nations, Like Stars” by James Maxwell

“The Osomark Ocean” by Kyra Cowgill

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