Paula Guran Reviews Short Fiction: Baffling, Weird Horror, and Fantasy
Fall 2020 brought a new online magazine, a new print periodical, and the return of a digital magazine. Baffling launched October 1, 2020 with four “unapologetically queer and unashamedly weird” stories of under 1,200 words. (Going forward they will publish one flash story a month on Patreon, compile the offerings quarterly, then publish that for free online.) Baffling #1 offers a welcome glimpse of Jewelle Gomez‘s vampire Gilda in the future with “ Merida, Yucatan: 2060” and a terrifying tale of suburban wildlife in “ Velvet” by From the Deep, the Music Rises” by Izzy Wass...
Source: locusmag.com