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This is where we explore our back catalogue and publish a selection of stories and poems from previous issues of Shoreline of Infinity.

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The four most recent stories are longlisted for the BSFA short story awards, so here’s a chance to read them for yourselves.

Noel Chidwick
Editor-in-Chief

We are Still Here – Anya Ow

“The tourist screamed when they saw me, which was always hurtful. “You don’t have a visa,” I told them as I stayed partly submerged in the warm water. “Turn around.” ”

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Singularity – Davide Mana

“Of the things that could go wrong while crocheting, opening a portal had seemed like a low probability.”

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Isn’t Your Daughter Such a Doll – Tobi Ogundiran

“Ralia smiled. “The door sensed she wanted to enter and spoke to her. It said, ‘I am a door, my name is Door. I am a protector of the secrets within.’ ”

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Odette – Zen Cho

“But Odette divined the house’s secrets. Nooks under staircases and crannies between sofas and walls … Columns of light that moved around the house, picking whatever room suited their fancy.”

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Sighting – C.S. Simpson

“I stood with my jaw hinged open, like a fish taking one last gasp for air. It was real and it happened right in front of me.”

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The Carry Oot – Jeff Hunter

The doors to the maintenance bay inched open as Reid pelted down the corridor towards them. “No way I’m payin’ for that meal…”

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The Deadly Art of Laughter – Michael Teasdale

“A carbon-based life-form walks into a drinking establishment….”

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