In our third Issue, the protagonists throughout the works hold true to those who matter the most. Just like real families, sometimes those choices aren’t the best and sometimes they are. There are those who choose their biological family and those who find their own. Many of these pieces discover that blood doesn't always make a family; families can come in any shape and size so long as they are the people we choose and choose us in return. Editorial Editorial by Emily Yu Short Fiction I Hear The Starwhale Sing by Kanishk Tantia Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock Nerves Into Circuits by Lyra Meurer You, Neverland, and I by Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li From Heaven Itself, They Fought by Alex Langer Full of Sound and Fury by Yelena Crane Yaka Mein Lady by Vivian Chou Poetry Limitless by Lynne Sargent The Rainmaker by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe We Are Orphans by Avra Margariti The Adar Llwch Gwin or the Egg by Elis Montgomery Non-Fiction “Hang in there, kiddo”: A 20-year Animal Crossing Friendship by Sarah L. Hawthorn My Platonic Love Letter to Krobus by Sam Lesek Heartlines Spec is an online speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best. Issues are released three times a year.