Nov
29
Editor’s note
Inner Worlds is a project that means a great deal to me, and I’ve been so grateful for the
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Inner Worlds Issue 1
Nov
29
Falsifiable, by Beatrice Morgan
Content warnings
Disorientation. Brain injury.
The walls of his bedroom swim away in a rippling inhalation. The off-white paint is
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Nov
29
When the Fish Move On, by K. T. Lyn
Content warnings
Suicidal ideation. Death. Bereavement.
I stand upon the ocean, looking out across its barren vastness, repeating to myself
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Nov
29
First Genuine Contact, by Laura DeHaan
Content warnings
Suicidal ideation. Violence. Intrusive thoughts.
Ever since I was born I have wanted to die.
I don’t
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Nov
29
Shams’ Mother Didn’t Invent A Time Machine, by Madeehah Reza
Shams was sure her mother hadn’t invented a time machine. She said as much to the strange woman that
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Nov
29
The View, by Risa Wolf
“Earth's coming. Ten minutes.”
The announcement vibrates in my isolation helmet despite my privacy setting. I sigh at
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Nov
29
The Thin Woman, by Elizabeth Guilt
Content warnings
Caring for someone with dementia. Infant death (past).
The teaspoon slid off the breakfast tray, and I swore
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Nov
29
Come Tide or Ebb, by Sophia-Maria Nicolopoulos
Content warnings
Death of a parent (past)
When the first signs show, slippery skin that glistens underwater and suckers growing
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Nov
29
Bedtime Routine, by Camden Rose
Content warnings
Anxiety. Intrusive thoughts. Compulsion.
Brush your teeth. Spend equal amounts of time on each tooth. Count if you
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Nov
29
His Belly is a Coffin, by Akis Linardos
Content warnings
Anxiety. Paranoia. Alcoholism mention. Domestic abuse mention. Insects. Gore.
Her newborn suckles on her breast as rain leaks
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