Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
When an otherwordly entity threatens children in the quiet corner of a kingdom, a father navigates past and present dangers in hopes of saving his daughter.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 03 December 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
“My name’s Dennis, and I’m magic-dependent.” The mild-mannered actuary never thought he’d be saying those words.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 19 November 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
When a group of three children encounter a homeless man standing like a tree in a park, they set out to uncover what, exactly, he’s doing there. What they don’t expect to find is a journey of self-discovery that changes not only thems, but the very heart of the town itself.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 05 November 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
The shield that protects the realm has begun to fail. Bathar, chief of the royal guard, cannot allow that to happen, but the price to restore the shield is too terrible. Bathar finds himself in an impossible position, except that the recovery of a forgotten truth may be the answer—to his own dilemma, and to much more.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 29 October 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
There is a place where the lost go to be found. Come find it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 22 October 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
A prince collapses in an endless forest while trying to free his kingdom from a curse. After being rescued by an old woman, he must come to terms with the curse—and his role in it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 08 October 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Pour yourself a cup of Ennui Tea and enjoy the dark energy of the Dour Power Cafe. The witch who owns the place doesn't seem very happy, though. Won't you try her other concoctions?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 01 October 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
In this modern-day retelling, Rapunzel discovers she has her own magic—which can take objects out of dreams—and plots her escape from the witch’s tower. But if she fails, she could end up trapped in the witch’s dreams forever.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 20 August 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
A wizard arrives in the sleepy seaside town of Shorehaven, unaware that the townspeople have hungered after the services of such a wizard for many years. As the town’s Mayor attempts engage the wizard’s talents on behalf of his constituents, the wizard meets Leonie, the Mayor’s only child – and an unlikely intimacy, ripe with self-discovery, begins to blossom between them.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 06 August 2021.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
