Postponing Release of It Was Paradise

As she announced recently on social media, Sonia Sulaiman, guest editor for It Was Paradise, Reckoning’s forthcoming special issue on war, conflict, and environmental justice, has had to step down from that role due to circumstances beyond anybody’s control. We’re profusely grateful for her work on the issue. Our original intention was for It Was Paradise to be released starting this October, but given the circumstances, we’re making the call to postpone this special issue long enough to make up for lost time, give the impressive volume of submissions we received the attention and consideration the authors deserve, and put out an issue worthy of its devastating and complex subject matter. Please stay tuned for the announcement of our new guest editor and release date, which will likely be early in 2026.

The release schedule for our collectively edited, tenth regular issue, Reckoning X, will remain unchanged.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.

A brown oak leaf floating in a black glacial inkpot carved out of granite.

Author: Michael J. DeLuca

Publisher Michael J. DeLuca’s short fiction has been appearing since 2005 in markets such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Mythic Delirium and Apex. His novella Night Roll was a finalist for the Crawford Award in 2020, and his debut novel The Jaguar Mask came out from Stelliform Press in August, 2024. He lives in the rapidly suburbifying post-industrial woodlands north of Detroit with wife, kid, cats, plants and microbes. For more, try his website: The Mossy Skull.

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