Issue Twenty-Four, July 2026
Issue Twenty-Four of Haven Spec Magazine is here! Read it and slip sideways through the narrow limits of what your senses tell you, and fly through the endless space that lies both beyond your world and at the very center of your soul. There is grief among these pages, and there is hope and there is doubt. Feel the stubborn promise of community, the confidence of the zealot, and the loneliness of the lost who fear they may never be found. And please, spread the word!
Fiction by R.L. Meza, Lora Gray, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, and Dan Peacock
Poetry by Arden Baker, H.V. Patterson, Christopher Leigh Silverberg, and Anna Madden
Non-fiction by Jessica Peter, plus a brief note from the editor and little reviews by our associate editors
Cover art by Caleb Worcester
Subscribers can read it now, and the free-to-read online version goes up on August 5th!
Cover Artist
Caleb Worcester
Caleb Worcester is a 24-year-old multi-talented artist born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His work explores themes of loss, loneliness, and neuro-divergency in light-soaked, vibrant compositions. He has illustrated for The Washington Post and Blue Origin, and has animated for companies across the globe. He dreams of one day heading a feature film, with a focus on authentic, artist driven visuals.
Table of Contents
Fiction
Poetry
Here Come The Men In Black, or, Out Wrecks The Shroud, or, Kelly’s Black Boyfriend Is Actually The Eschaton??? by Christopher Leigh Silverberg