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There is a Knight Who Carries a Sword in His Heart. The sword is both his purpose and his end, and both are of his choosing.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 13 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

In the final year of a planet-wide evacuation, the sculptor Enefai must come to terms with the growing rifts in her relationship with her partner and her uncertain future in the cosmos.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 06 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Adrian’s been given the opportunity to leave this world to explore a parallel universe. With nothing left to hold him here, he’s keen to go, but the offer may not be what it seems.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 30 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

When Alma meets a melting snowman on a train, she immediately wants to help him. But the train, and the world at large, is rapidly becoming too warm for snowmen to survive. How can Alma turn her desire to help into meaningful action?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 23 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

‘Welcome, visitor. My name is Alanna, and I will be your custodian of souls. You did want to reconnect with your deceased loved one, didn’t you? I assume that is why you dropped by. Please, take your time.’
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 16 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Rory has grown fond of the creature living in the ground behind his diner. It reveals important truths about his customers. So, why can’t it discern anything about the strange man who’s just arrived?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 09 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Edwin thought he'd figured out how to deal with the dragon; everything was going according to plan, then the worst possible thing imaginable happened: a hero showed up.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 02 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

A mystery USB leads Adrian to a cabin, where he learns of parallel worlds. All he has to do to explore them is to build a machine and leave his wife, which shouldn’t be hard after what she’s done.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 25 November 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

A funeral, a storm, a story, oh my! A young man must reunite with his estranged family when he’s asked to give the eulogy for his beloved grandfather. But instead of the approved speech, he shares his grandfather’s fantastic tale of being struck by lightning. It is just a story, right?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 18 November 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Like every other teenage girl, Sveta looks in the mirror and finds a body at odds with the world. Why can't she simply turn to stone like all the popular kids who are only a few years from being petrified on the hill? Is it because there's actually something wrong with her...or does she secretly want something else, something that might ruin her chances at a 'normal' life?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 11 November 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.