Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

Adrian receives a USB drive in the mail that contains a couple of hours of footage of a cabin, nothing else. He’s convinced the footage holds the key to something important, or at least something more interesting than the novocaine life he’s leading with a wife that may not still love him. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 30 September 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

According to everyone, Sylvie was doing all the things she should be as a retired, widowed grandmother. So she had no idea how she managed to knit portals to other spaces in space, and maybe time, into her first scarf. Those things don't happen to people like her, and deciding what to do about them may be the hardest choice she's had to make. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 23 September 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

When his wife dies, an elderly man named Toqs Hingi realizes that her funeral instructions were never received by the efficient and mostly automated system that runs their lives, and his wife Serene will soon be cremated against her wishes. Although a recluse, Toqs must leave his home to make sure Serene’s desire for burial is honored. Join him in this bittersweet science fiction tale as Toqs discovers a hidden truth about his wife’s intentions, and is reminded of the depths of their love for one another. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 16 September 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

After the death of her husband, the animals on Willamina Wildemore’s Trout River homestead begin to act strangely. What they’re up to is a mystery that Willamina doesn’t want to know about. She wants to be left alone to mourn her loss, but the animals, it seems, have other ideas. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 09 September 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Sarosh is a businesswoman. Her husband, who claims to be a telepath, has been conducting research on a lonely, nameless planet, but now he's missing, leaving Sarosh to try and pick up the pieces. Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 02 September 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Pinyit thought he’d left the past behind him when his best friend’s parents took him in as a child, but when his attempts to leave home and study the stars go awry, he delves back into his own history for answers. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 26 August 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

A thief journeys to a legendary crystal pyramid in search of the treasures of a lost empire. As she ventures into the depths of the pyramid with an automaton guide, she discovers that the secrets of the empire are far grander and more terrifying than she had ever imagined. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 19 August 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

A messenger arrives from a distant land, bearing strange secrets encoded in his very genes. Only the village doctor has any hope of retrieving the message. But what will she unleash if she does? Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 12 August 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

One for sorrow, two for mirth. Three for a wedding, four for a birth. Five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told. When Mag starts counting the crows that land in her kitchen, it changes her life forever. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 05 August 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Bingo-bango, I thought. This is exactly what I need. And I should have remembered then that I was never a good thinker. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 29 July 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.