Apparitions

Genre cover by Braeden LaRoche

Dark room with potted plants on a windowsill, illuminated by three glowing, lace-like, star-shaped lanterns hanging from the ceiling. The room has a closed window with shutters and a small ceiling light fixture, with a single pink rose in the bottom right corner.

Braeden LaRoche is an artist and writer concerned with biology, speculative evolution, science communication, and the neglected minutiae of the natural world. His artwork has been featured in the upcoming speculative evolution magazine Astrovitae and has received Scholastic Art awards.