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Prose Dive

Deep dives into the cream of the crop of short speculative fiction. Highlighting each work’s setting, characters, and plot, Prose Dive shows you how short fiction has something to say about our modern society and offers up discussions of stories you absolutely should be reading.

A foggy forest on the shores of a shimmering lake.
Issue 16 : Do You Believe In Magic? Prose Dive 
November 9, 2016November 8, 2016

Prose Dive: “The Three Feats of Agani”

Posted By: Eric Seal

When we read a short story, we don’t have much time with it. It leads us toward some kind of emotional payoff, then poof,

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"Four Haunted Houses" shows four different scenarios in which the house you live in is haunted.
Issue 15 : Scary Stories Prose Dive 
October 19, 2016October 18, 2016

Prose Dive: Four Haunted Houses

Posted By: Eric Seal prose dive

As you may have noticed, we’re talking scary stories this month. We’re equal opportunity frighteners here; sometimes we talk about stories that scare children,

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Music has a way of connecting a creator to his or her fans.
Prose Dive 
September 14, 2016September 13, 2016

Prose Dive: Probably Definitely

Posted By: Eric Seal

Live music can have a powerful effect. Profound lyrics, a flawless performance, a resonant chord — things like these can touch fans on a

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Through the window of a spaceship cockpit, Earth is seen below.
Prose Dive 
August 17, 2016August 11, 2016

Prose Dive: Now is the Hour

Posted By: Eric Seal prose dive

Every reboot is a second chance to get things right. The things you did wrong you can fix, and the things beyond your control

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The inhospitable nature of Mars essentially makes any attempt to colonize it a suicide mission -- which is the premise for Cassandra Khaw's "When We Die On Mars."
Prose Dive 
July 13, 2016July 19, 2016

Prose Dive: When We Die On Mars

Posted By: Eric Seal

Ah, the story of the “mission to Mars.” It’s one of the cornerstones of the sci-fi genre, with a rich history of mystery and

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A ghost town nestled in some dry hills.
Prose Dive 
June 29, 2016June 28, 2016

Prose Dive: Folk Hero

Posted By: Eric Seal

I don’t know about you, but I like my war stories to have a little poetry in them. By poetry I mean maybe some

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A pile of pennies.
Prose Dive 
April 20, 2016April 19, 2016

Prose Dive: Bodies Are the Strongest Conductors

Posted By: Eric Seal

I knew finding a short story to fit this month’s theme would be tough. It’s hard enough to choose stories that do the usual

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A dark hospital corridor leads to a blinding white end of the hallway. A shadowy figure awaits at its end.
Prose Dive 
March 23, 2016March 22, 2016

Prose Dive: Screaming Without a Mouth

Posted By: Eric Seal horror, Issue 8: Scum & Villainy, prose dive

Villains are the ones who make stories move. You can sympathize with them while they do it, but they can be mysterious and scary

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Prose Dive 
February 17, 2016February 17, 2016

Prose Dive: Razorback

Posted By: Eric Seal

Sometimes falling in love with a story can feel like the real thing. You can tell right away you’re stumbling across something special, and

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Photo of the rusted interior of an old car. Cobwebs lie stretched across its black steering wheel. Through the lack of a door, lush forest vegetation can be seen.
Prose Dive 
January 20, 2016January 20, 2016

Prose Dive: Old Paint

Posted By: Eric Seal prose dive

This month at NitWitty is all about looking back at the past with fondness. But with that fondness comes a little sadness too —

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A telegraph pole with wires pointing out from it like spokes in a wheel rises into a cloudy sky.
Prose Dive 
December 23, 2015December 21, 2015

Prose Dive: Technarion

Posted By: Eric Seal prose dive

Prose Dive returns with a new intensive look at the best and brightest in speculative short fiction! “Technarion” by Sean McMullen is the feature

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An abandoned house, seen from above on the bannister. Paper litters a dark, empty room.
Prose Dive 
October 21, 2015October 20, 2015

Prose Dive: Ten Things to Know About the Ten Questions

Posted By: Eric Seal prose dive

Things are getting spooky here at NitWitty, and Prose Dive is joining the fun. While there’s no shortage of speculative pieces to turn our

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