The Dreams Issue

No. 22, winter 2024

Our Dreams issue whisks us into worlds beyond our imaginations, plumbs the depths of our subconscious minds, wrestles with insomnia and dreams undreamed, and revels in the bold aspirations that guide us to greatness, while observing the nightmares that can plague us. In these pages, you’ll experience a sci-fi vision of a future in which dreams are the only way to see the world, question a snake-oil salesmen who is offering access to the minds of distant strangers, and meet a treeman whose dream to have a name of his own sparks consequences that span generations.

Plus, we have a brilliant short story from Maggie Stiefvater in the The Raven Cycle world, a fantastical romantic murder fiction by Bart Nickerson (Yellowjackets, Narcos), phenomenal poetry by Faylita Hicks and Jeannine Hall Gailey, and a comic about chasing (and seizing) your dreams by the legendary Kelly Sue DeConnick. There’s even a gorgeous special feature created in partnership with Lamp Lifeboat Ladder. 

Whatever your dreams, hallucinations, or fantasies… Whatever your restless visions and twilight terrors, the 22nd issue of F(r)iction is sure to entrance, dazzle, and leave you wondering if what you’ve just read was a work of fiction or some divine missive projected from the mind’s eye of an always slumbering architect… 

Please Note: 

  • We may split large print orders into multiple packages. We are not responsible for any import tax you may be charged to receive your order.
  • All print orders also include access to a Digital Download of the issue.
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All proceeds support our nonprofit mission to change lives through the power of storytelling! For more information about our parent nonprofit, please visit BrinkLit.org.

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