Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
Wizard Thaddeus Seams believes the mundane world is ready for magic, but not everyone in the conjuring community agrees.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 10 January 2020.
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Hitomi and Prof. Ueda are just field-recording folk tales. So why is Tatsuya so sensitive about his grandmother's old stories?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 03 January 2020.
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Louis never knew his grandfather. So why did the old man leave him an old journal. And in Yiddish, which Louis doesn't read. And why has he come back - in Louis' girlfriend's body, no less?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 20 December 2019.
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The old king's realm is sand and dust. And so is he. But when humans come back to what they think is a deserted city, they find the ancient monarch more than willing to rule.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 29 November 2019.
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Cody's an old dog, and tired. He doesn't run the way he did when Allison's father was alive. They're both grown up now, but Allison's still willing to dream if it will help her oldest friend.
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 15 November 2019.
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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.
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Memories are visible, and need dressing, to display the best and hide the shameful. Mina's grandmother, a memory dresser in the poorest part of town, has a more honest approach. Until a new client comes, and Mina is exposed to a whole new world.
Narrated by host Michael Ward.
Published in Metaphorosis on 24 May 2019.
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An old lover taught Scarmiglione the secret to staying young. The cost - to himself and to others - is high, perhaps too high..
Narrated by host Michael Ward.
Published in Metaphorosis on 10 May 2019.
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Sheyen's not developing the magic the rest of his family has. Plust, there's this strange Noise. Every time it comes, his hair grows. And then thing start getting strange.
Narrated by host Michael Ward.
Published in Metaphorosis on 15 March 2019.
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Terry's started growing feathers on his chest. But what will the cute new neighbour girl think?
Narrated by host Michael Ward.
Published in Metaphorosis on 08 March 2019.
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