Editor A.C. Wise writes to tell us The Journal of Unlikely Entomology‘s sophomore issue is now available online. “As you may note, the tales gathered here speak largely of transformation—the journey from one place, or state, to another. We, being but humble collectors, can take very little credit for this theme. Rather, like a spider’s web, the pattern emerges to the appreciative eye, and we merely stand witness to it. In these digital pages you will meet a strange, multi-legged girl traveling down a river with her faithful beetle companion; a carpet salesman who wakes to find he is not the man he used to be; a lonely centipede girl who craves nothing more than the comfort of human touch; a car full of unlikely, inhuman companions journeying to the quasi-mythic realm of Ferny Grove; a child, forced to grow up too soon by the circumstances of her life; and a woman who transcends humanity, aided by the ants, spiders, and other insects who share her home.”
The table of contents is:
“Zaar” by Forrest Aguirre
“Centipede Girl” by Ada Hoffmann
“Such a Lovely Shade of Green” by Samantha Henderson
“@carpetsalesrep” by Brenta Blevins
“Abandoned in the Courtyard of Youth” by C.A. Cole
“The Ferry Quick Like Rain: An Insect Tragicomedy” by Kirk Marshall