As winter draws over the Northern hemisphere, Belgians and other humanoids retreat to their lairs to celebrate festivities, play games, read books, savour dark (t)ales and hibernate until the spring. This is a time of looking back over the past year and preparing for the new one. Thus, Sci Phi Journal’s 2025Q4 issue is a special edition dedicated to (loosely interpreted) sequels to past stories, moods and ideas that had previously appeared on our pages.
If you like to peruse your quarterly dose of speculative philosophy printed on trusty old paper, or the slightly less old, but no less trusty screen of your device, go ahead and download your free PDF copy just below. Otherwise head to our site to browse the stories in their online glory, complete with author bios and philosophy notes for each tale.
We sincerely hope our AI-free, entirely human-made collection of short fiction and essays, and the above hand-crafted illustration by our resident solarpunk artist Dustin Jacobus, will serve as a stimulating companion for the winter months ahead (or summer, if you’re south of the equator).
Enjoy the journey,
the Sci Phi crew
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** 2026 Fundraiser: Sci Phi Journal is volunteer-run, ad-free, AI-free, and pays human authors of niche, handcrafted fiction. We rely on donations to keep philosophical sci-fi free to read in 2026 and beyond. If every reader were to donate just a single euro/dollar once a year, we could buy more stories and commission translations. It is your generous support that got us this far. Thank you ✿(◠‿◠) **
