Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
Aurora King has worked all her life to make the jump across interstellar space. Now, after nearly a century, she's returning to Earth—tired, empty, and uncertain whether the voyage that cost her everything was worth it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 10 September 2021.
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Seeking: Kindred spirit. Must like to dance. Willing to travel for meeting. Any spider welcome.
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 03 September 2021.
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Joah, Misla, and Damien are desperate to find a way back to sunset. With the help of a prisoner and a Nocturnal prince, they travel to an ancient sunsap reserve to mine fuel for their starship—but something sinister is waiting for them underground.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 27 August 2021.
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As the world fades, childhood friends are separated by a choice which one is afraid to make.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 13 August 2021.
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When the Nocturnals capture them, Joah and Misla try planning their escape. But as the darkness stretches on and their community leaves them further and further behind, Joah must let himself become Infected if he ever hopes to see the sun again.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 30 July 2021.
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Cyndl escaped the Tech Cults as a child, surviving with the help of a robot created to offer hugs. Years later, the Hugbots struggle to fulfill their client quotas in a world that views them as harbingers of bad luck. As Cyndl searches the ravaged world for the companionship she's lost, she may be the last friend the Hubgbots have left, and they are definitely hers.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 16 July 2021.
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“I’d felt out of alignment with the human race all my life. And then I learned of singot, the supreme connection: wordless understanding of a person’s entire life.”
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 02 July 2021.
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As Joah and Misla travel further and further from the light of day, they meet two people who change the course of their journey—a familiar, hate-filled executioner, and an Infected boy. The Nocturnals lurk closer than ever before.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 25 June 2021.
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