2021-02

In the ruins of a great city, a girl who receives mysterious, fragmented messages serves as the Oracle to her people. Her excavations of the city’s long-lost archive will uncover its wicked past and the tragic origins behind the voice in her mind. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 26 February 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

A suicidal blacksmith dreams of a death that will cut him out of the very fabric of the universe, but despairs of being able to accomplish it. When an old client appears on his doorstep with an offer to forge a legendary blade, the blacksmith realizes he might have found his answer. Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 19 February 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Adda Oram’s spent years devoted to her research, stationed in the northern reaches of a half-settled world, trying to understand the alien “whales of stone.” As long as she can’t prove that they are sentient beings, their very existence is under threat—and right now, Adda can’t even make the one person who cares about her the most understand what’s at stake…. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 12 February 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Amy didn't like the idea of taking a vacation in the first place. She likes it even less when she learns she's not alone. Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 05 February 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.