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Carousel by Simon Perchik

While still in one piece, each horse—half blind, half bewildered—is led around by the acid taste in your mouth. The music needs work too,...

My Purpose in the House by Shaun van Rensburg

The House is a place of darkness and light—a place where I am alone and discover many great things. There is a statue in the west wing th...

Smaller by Eric Raglin

Dr. Hollis is the first to notice the change in your body. You’re a full inch shorter than your last checkup. Strange for a 26-year-old b...

Sonaittj by Tim Boiteau

The concert hall is a nocturnal predator—crouched, ready, ears pricked. A wind gusts through, stirring the members of the crowd who cough...

Civilized Folk by Alec Cizak

His boss told him he needed to head down to Indianapolis for a conference. Told him after lunch. Said, “No, wait until three to hit the r...

Artwork by Jorge Iracheta

JORGE IRACHETA is a freelancer designer and digital artist from Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. You can find a portfolio of his work at ht...

Artist's Spotlight: Jorge Iracheta

Process Notes: These days, I love everything relating to horror, and I love to work on it. But when I was little, I was terrified of horr...

Writer's Spotlight: Eric Raglin

Process Notes: As someone who enjoys being a hermit, I often worry about neglecting the needs of those I love in favor of my own personal...

Editor's Note: Year One

Dear Noctules: If you can believe it, Novel Noctule was supposed to be a book review blog. At least that's what it was going to be when I...

Writer's Spotlight: Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin

Process Notes: One evening at home, my fiancé began to lament about how awful Twitter was—how often threads could quickly become cruel an...

Artwork by Alfi Suvi

ALFI SUVI is an artist from Bogor, Indonesia. He is 22 years old. He has completed hundreds of commissions and usually prefers the genres...

Little Black Frogs by David Gallay

The terrarium sat alone in the center of the clinic’s waiting room like a sarcophagus of seamless glass. Due to the constant attention re...

Pastime by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin

“You need to want it,” she instructed, her thumb submerged—still but for the occasional flinch. “And you need to make it yourself.” Kate w...

The End of Your World by Luke Walker

Moving through the Friday night drinkers, Andrew found a small table against one of the pub’s walls. It was too near the toilets, and it w...

Artist's Spotlight: Alfi Suvi

Process Notes: In addition to Alfi, I also go by the names Aping and Neizear. I began to [create and] design illustrations because I love...

Editor's Note: Giving Thanks

Dear Noctules: Publishing an indie lit mag is oftentimes thankless work. Lit mags cost a fair amount of money to run, and they generally ...

Editor's Note: Stand in the Rain

Dear Noctules: Quarantine is not really a new experience for me. I remember staring out the window of the 7th floor of the Memorial Sloan...

Cecilia's Cocoon by Lawrence Buentello

The first sign of disturbance in Cecilia O’Connell’s life arrived as a dream. Like many of her dreams, her remembrance of it was faulty—a...

Artwork by Justin Quintana

Artwork by Justin Quintana.

The Vanishing Apple by Thomas Kodnar

It was on a fine and slow Saturday morning that I bought an apple, and the apple disappeared. I got it on a whim. I never was big on appl...

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