Pulp Literature Summer 2025: Issue 47 (Paperback or Softback)

In this issue …

Cover artist Jenn Ashton awakens summer spirits with Surfacing. But where serenity resides, so too does the risk of isolation, as seen in ‘Killing Time’ by feature author Leo X Robertson.

Across time and space, the threat of silence looms in ‘The Dark Mute’ by Lee Nash and ‘Frequency Eight’ by Sophie Ganic. Meanwhile, magic and music flood the worlds of ‘Waheela's Whistle’ by Scotty Olsen and ‘Their Grandfather’s Chair, Part 3 by JM Landels.

Welcome the end along with a new beginning with ‘When We Die’ by Tyner Gillies and ‘Carl’s Hope’ by August van Stralen. Then join authors Angelique Fawns and MH Callway for two difficult journeys with very different destinations in ‘The Trippy Trip to Triton’ and ‘The Lost Diner’.

Revel in short forms with poetry by Brian Palmu and Jesse Keith Butler and flash fiction from Bumblebee winners Cadence Mandybura, Katherine Weeks, and Rosanna Elves.

At last, round out this issue with ‘Let Me Tell You a Story’, a new novella from Mel Anastasiou, and Helena Pantsis’s graphic short ‘Sick Pay’.

Leo X Robertson is a Scottish process engineer, writer, and filmmaker. As a writer, his work has featured in Best of British Science Fiction, Year's Best Hardcore Horror, and Flame Tree Publishing's Urban Crime anthology. His films have premiered at the Dead Northern, Horrific Hope, and ReelHeART film festivals and won awards such as Best International Feature Film and Best Smartphone Film. Most recently, he has added stand-up comedy to the list of activities he performs that inspire accusations of being an unserious, unprofessional hobbyist. In addition to being a two-time judge for our Raven Short Story Contest, he has also appeared in Pulp Literature issues 22 and 30. Find him on Instagram @leoxrobertson or check out his website: leoxrobertson.wordpress.com.