We've rolled the die, boiled the brew, and consulted the charts of planets in transit to bring you all the prophecies in Issue 19: Omen. The stories and poems within contain harbingers, secrets, bloody offerings, and creepy constant companions. EDITORIAL A Word from our Editor by Kevin M. Casin SHORT FICTION Just One Death by Matt Richardson – 2200 words, 11 minutes reading time A Personal Apocalypse by Léon Othenin-Girard – 1400 words, 7 minutes reading time Infinite Clay-Tablet Memories Sung Into the Flesh of the World by Ann LeBlanc – 4600 words, 23 minutes reading time Heart-Eater by Tania Chen – 2700 words, 13 minutes reading time POETRY What Use Are Wings to Creatures of the Sea by Vanessa Jae – 15 lines Apples in Hell by Marie E. Kopp – 25 lines ESSAY Here There Be Dragons by Maria Schrater Apparition Lit is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features short stories and poetry. We publish original content with enough emotional heft to break a heart, with prose that’s as clear and delicious as broth. New issues will be published each January, April, July and October.