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Cult Quarterly
Accepted pieces from the Bakersfield Writers Cult community. Only submissions marked published and permission-confirmed appear here.
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The Visual Commons brings writers and artists together through creative challenges, member-curated exhibitions, and collaboration calls for covers, comics, zines, illustration, and more.
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Zine · Fiction
1 Zer watched the wriggling green worm at his feet. He had stopped in the middle of the chalky path he’d been walking along for some time now to scrutinize the creature. He stood alone in the road, other than the viridia…
By Saxon · 1,813 words · August 30, 2026Zine · Fiction
The University of St. Brielle Library closed at midnight, but the building didn’t sleep. Iris learned this on her third overnight shift, seated at the circulation desk with a cup of vending-machine coffee that tasted fai…
By Michael Clayton · 977 words · August 26, 2026