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The day was May 15, and in the extraplanar space that both shelters and encroaches upon the Archives, two archivists went down their checklist with weary satisfaction. Financial breakdown? Check. Art? Check. Descriptions? Check. All verification, setting toggling, and button pushing complete? Check. In rapid-fire, social media is updated, drum beating begins, and the archivists…
From the Archives is a highlight of public domain stories of the type we will showcase in Archive of the Odd. Our usual line here is, “As such, we have no rights to these stories and do not bear any responsibility to or for the authors, who are almost certainly dead.” While this story is…
Hello, all! It’s been some time since we updated the blog side of the website, as we did not release online stories after Issue 3 (boo, hiss, we promise things are in the works and we hope to bring you more awesome stories!). However, we have lots of cool stuff to share, so let’s get…
The vast majority of time as a submitting author is throwing things at publications and expecting rejections. I would know, as I am a short fiction author with maybe a 5% acceptance rate, who is confused and alarmed when I see “congratulations!” in an email where I expect “unfortunately.” This is, coincidentally, roughly the acceptance…
Thank you for your interest in the Archives. We know that publishing can be daunting, and it’s easy to overthink guidelines, so we put together a few frequently asked questions for both writers and artists, outside of the main guidelines! If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out at archiveoftheodd@gmail.com or…
Between the Shelves is a showcase of Archive of the Odd stories outside of the main zine. The following story is by the fantastic Bryan Miller. Bryan Miller is a Minneapolis-based writer who grew up in a family of undertakers and went on to become a newspaper editor and standup comedian. The scary stuff: more…
Between the Shelves is a showcase of Archive of the Odd stories outside of the main zine. The following story is by the fantastic Matthew Goldberg. Matt Goldberg is a writer, teacher, and content strategist whose fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in a variety of literary journals, including SmokeLong Quarterly, The Normal School, Coolest American Stories, The Arcanist, Maudlin…
Dearest researchers, Apologies for the delay on posting the website announcement for Archive of the Odd Issue #2: A Supernatural History! Finalization took longer than intended and we wanted to be sure all information was available. Archive of the Odd is now available in both PDF and MOBI/EPUB versions! Full purchase links are on our…
Between the Shelves is a showcase of Archive of the Odd stories outside of the main zine. The following story is by the fantastic Dale W. Glaser. Dale W. Glaser is a lifelong collector, re-teller and occasional inventor of fantasy tales. He needs air, food, water and stories in order to survive, not necessarily in…
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