Header illustration for ‘Lifter, Houser, Watcher’ by Jess Smee, commissioned by Short Fiction Journal. In this short science-fiction story, the characters live in fear of being suddenly and inexplicably whisked up into the air without warning.

This digital collage is made using inky textures, drawings made from reference video of tumbling skydivers, and photos of the local seagulls circling on flying ant day.

A digital collage. In the foreground, an orange inky figure tumbles, upside-down, towards the viewer. Behind them is a swoosh of inky blue, propelling them up over residential rooftops. Seagulls are circling above and around them.
The previous image, this time in context. Above it are titles: "SHORTFICTON, THE VISUAL LITERARY JOURNAL" and "LIFTER, HOUSER, WATCHER - Jess Smee".
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