Some argue existence is an exercise in futility. They claim there are no winners in life. Ultimately, we are insignificant in the face of vast cosmic intelligences that were old when the Universe began.
The best minds gibber at the incomprehensibility of it all. Other minds lose themselves in strange geometries because they can’t comprehend any alternative.
Whatever. The rest of us have to get up in the morning, feed the cat, and go to work.
The Cozy Cosmic contains 33 stories of the horrors hidden within the micro-aggressions, the horrors trapped beneath the floorboards, and the horrors waiting patiently on the windowsill. This is the horror that forgets to turn off the light at night. This is the horror of waiting for the tea to boil, knowing full well who you just buried—for the second time—in the yard less than a hour ago. This is the horror of knowing where the dark wool comes from, but you wear the sweater anyway because it was a gift—an expression of love—and, well, fuck being alone because that’s worse than the horror of the unknowable, isn’t it?
Contains stories from John Shirley, Tais Teng, Tyler Battaglia, Ellis Bray, E. E. Marshall, Devan Barlow, Scotty Milder, Maxwell I. Gold, Remy Nakamura, Andrew S. Fuller, Kiera Lesley, Kurt Newton, J. B. Kish, Rajiv Moté, Daniel David Froid, Kate Ristau, Erik Grove, William J. Connell, Paul Jessup, Ngô Bình Anh Khoa, Jonathan Wood, L. E. Daniels, Ken Hueler, Tania Chen, Eric Shanower, Kevin Wetmore, Megan Lee Beals, Corinne Hughes, Shana Germain, Simone Cooper, Jessie Kwak, Cody T Luff, and R. Ostermeier.