Hugo and Locus Award-nominated
The Deadlands
a journal of ends and beginnings
Issue 43
Summer 2026
Short Fiction
Vessel, Skin, Daughter, StrangerClaire Jia-Wen
Your Name Goes HereRich Larson
InheritanceShobhita Narayan
Antigone; or, Bath Oil LibationsMaro Reus
Novella
The Three Apocalypses of Kabir VasudevaAmal Singh
Poetry
MaybePhodiso Modirwa
Do You Believe There are People Who, Noticing an Insect on the Sidewalk, Step Out of Their Way to Crush It Under Their Feet?Andrew Kozma
There are lonely things in the forestRukman Ragas
Stoneman Willie Looks Upon His MummySamuel A. Betiku
Nonfiction
Dark Souls III and the Exhaustion of a Long LifeKelsey Nichols
Ask a NecromancerAmanda Downum
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