Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy
Episodes
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Stand or Fall - David Whitmarsh
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Ilyas Bardakci has escaped the destruction of everything and everyone he has ever known, Revenge is the first thing on his mind, revenge for those who might have been saved. First, he has to save himself.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 17 December 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Clod-Shodden - J.J. Drew
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
A young basil plant in a desperate situation solicits a passing penguin for help and agrees to a steep price... perhaps too steep.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 10 April 2020. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Grow, Divide, Sacrifice, Thrive - Jo Miles
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Always an outsider in their privileged family, Chris learns an heirloom sourdough starter may be partly to blame, but not in the ways they expected.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 21 February 2020. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Notes from the Laocoön Program - Phoenix Alexander
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Hux is a proud man. So even though his psychometric profile is 'slightly erratic', he knows he's the right astronaut for this mission. Just maybe not in the ways he expected.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 27 December 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Fur and Feathers - Jess Koch
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
People don't die anymore, mostly. Now, they change instead - but not everyone is sure it's for the better.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 22 November 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Via Dolorosa - Christine Lucas
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
The house is full of ghosts. While Maro takes care of her dying father, ghosts swirl around her her grandmother with her knitting, her mother with her mouth sewn shut; and now a new one, a young woman. But what does she want, and from whom?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 08 November 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Rooks on Sundays - Jack Neel Waddell
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Every Sunday, elderly Emma Reilly plays chess with her daughter. But is there more to the relationship than there seems?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.Published in Metaphorosis on 01 November 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Country Whispers - Matthew Amundsen
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
"Seeing the bodies of them girls hanging outside the town’s gates made me think coming here was a bad idea, but it was too late to go back now." And if people find out Leusa can whisper things to grow and change, bad ideas may be the least of her troubles.
Narrated by host Michael Ward. Published in Metaphorosis on 07 June 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday May 03, 2019
Somewhere to be Going - Katrina Smith
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
A young boy is building his own spaceship in the garage. Just for fun. Or is it?
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 03 May 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Pleasing the Giants - Carolyn Lenz
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Mysterious giants float down the river every day, watching. What is it they want?
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 01 March 2019. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.