The Colored Lens: Winter 2025

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing eight to twelve short stories and serialized novellas a quarter in genres ranging from fantasy, to science fiction, to slipstream or magical realism, we hope to help our readers see the world just a bit differently than before they came to us. The Winter 2025 edition features works by Amber Velez, Arthur H. Manners, Mar Vincent, Scott M. Sands, Mark Manifesto, Mary Shaver, Andrew L. Hodges, Calvin Sharpe, Annie Nazzaro, and Charles Conway. Cover art by Brad Fraunfelter. Edited by Dawn Lloyd and Daniel Scott Henry Fields, Senior Editor