The aubade reading period was one of our busiest yet, with hundreds of submissions reimagining dawn in tender, intricate ways.

Songs for the Aubade Issue (a selection)

In the space where spring & song intersect, we’re thrilled to share a small playlist the Half Mystic team is spinning as we work to curate Issue VII.

Preorders Are Open for Issue VII: Aubade

This new aubade issue speaks loud & clear of hope—& it does so with every knowledge of death as an old friend.

From the Editor: The Cadenza Issue

Jazz in blue & grey, in light & cloud. Jazz like circadian rhythm, like cityscape dreaming, like still before the train comes.