Masquerade Season | Tor.com

Masquerade Season | Tor.com

[ad_1] Pauly is a good son. When he brings home three beautiful Masquerades, he’s expecting that his mother will be proud of him. But when his mother begins asking favors of his Masquerades, he realizes that being a good son sometimes means disobeying.     Pauly should stick to the major roads when walking home … Read more

The Tyger | Tor.com

The Tyger | Tor.com

[ad_1] “The Path Through Time” is Jules’s favorite part of the museum, a marvelous exhibit that brings the past to life, from the present all the way back to the prehistoric. Tonight at his aunt’s wedding reception as Jules walks along the path, it comes alive like never before.     The museum was Jules’s … Read more

Across the Dark Water | Tor.com

Across the Dark Water | Tor.com

[ad_1] An uncontrollable plague has left the city in ruins and trapped in perpetual quarantine. A thief hires a guide to lead him safely through the city’s many dangers to the one person who can give him the travel papers he needs to escape.     It took him months to find the right guide. … Read more

Shards | Tor.com

Shards | Tor.com

[ad_1] A group of five friends rent a cabin in the woods—the next day only four are alive. What happened and why is something the survivors are desperate to unravel.     Dawn came and they were still alive. All except for Marcie. Only at the end, they supposed she hadn’t really been Marcie anymore. … Read more

#Selfcare | Tor.com

#Selfcare | Tor.com

[ad_1] In a near-future San Francisco where the gig economy has made work more precarious than ever, Edwina is an average twenty-something scrambling to hold down her job with a major skin care brand. Until her awful boss does something you should never do—angers the fae on social media—and the struggles of her job take … Read more

No Period | Tor.com

No Period | Tor.com

[ad_1] A man sets out to tell a story of his ex, which in turns becomes a story of the world. If only he could change that story—find the moment where it all began and alter the past. But what if he can’t find the beginning—or even the end?     isn’t the way I … Read more

The Little Witch | Tor.com

The Little Witch | Tor.com

[ad_1] Every Halloween, an elderly woman hands out candy to a young trick-or-treater who’s dressed as a witch each time, looking exactly the same age. With each passing year, the woman grows more attached to the little witch and her odd nature. But she is no ordinary child, and an uncanny relationship develops between the … Read more

Sela, Thief | Tor.com

Sela, Thief | Tor.com

[ad_1] In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. … Read more

Conjurer’s Rites | Tor.com

Conjurer’s Rites | Tor.com

[ad_1] In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. … Read more