For our Winter 2025–2026 issue, “Twisted Myths,” we invited writers to re-imagine the stories we think we know. The response was electric. Submissions bent myths, fables, and fairy tales into daring new shapes and, in some cases, invented entirely new myths. Characters we recognized became strangers again when seen through fresh eyes; new life was breathed into old, familiar narratives.
Within the pages of this issue, you’ll find untold perspectives and narratives that refuse to behave as...