Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

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. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

On an island where the souls of the drowned wash ashore, a woman lives as both lighthouse keeper and guide for the souls. When love sails into her life, she is torn between her duty and her desire for companionship—at least until the island decides for her.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 09 July 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

“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. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

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. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

In the middle of a snowstorm something vast falls out of the sky. Two children set out to find it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 18 June 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

What if you wake up in a world which revolves around magic, but you're more focused about helping your wife deal with cancer you never knew she was diagnosed with? Back in your world, you've been working on a transportation device and a divorce for the longest time - have you replaced a counterpart here, and has he been working on the same device?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 11 June 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

When a young Secret Keeper hears a dark secret, she is forced to choose between upholding her promise to keep the secret, or revealing it to catch a murderer.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 04 June 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

When the Moving bells ring early, ex-retriever Joah Cadshaw is sent out west with a new recruit to warn the scavengers of a roadblock that lies ahead. But a missing boy and the Nocturnals who call to him complicate Joah’s mission.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 28 May 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

The aliens that colonized Earth decades ago have left behind a society in which everyone is driven to work nonstop. Charlie, a queer language professor applying for tenure at one of the most prestigious universities on the planet, is about to confront their burnout and exhaustion in a way that will have life-altering consequences.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 21 May 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

When the noble Moohee were conquered by the warlike Ossinians, they weren’t just enslaved, their bodies were changed into vehicles and beasts of burden to better serve their masters. Now, they perform their tasks cheerfully. Almost enthusiastically. Could it be possible they know something the Ossinians do not?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 14 May 2021. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.