Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
During the season of the Wetness, a crew of men sets out to hunt serpents on a shifting ocean. But they must not stay out too long - for as the Wetness draws to a close, the Draining comes, bringing doom to any who are still left at sea.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 20 March 2020.
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Snow White has always been portrayed as such a sweet young woman. She even charms the birds and the mice. What if she were a typical teenager? How would a stepmother, who loves Snow White, cope with her as a teenager?
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 13 March 2020.
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The octopuses of The Tellers' den believe the words of The Seven Fathoms will guide them back to their home planet. The Cephlists's den says the Fathoms are but a myth, written to poison octopus brains. Ook, a daydreaming Cephlist, secretly hopes the Fathoms are true; and when she is captured for spying on the Tellers, she gets her chance to find out.
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 06 March 2020.
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WIth novel but illicit Music in hand, Sona heads to the border of the Six Named land, country of his mother, and the composer of the heretical Music, the Lady Kristyk.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 28 February 2020.
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Always an outsider in their privileged family, Chris learns an heirloom sourdough starter may be partly to blame, but not in the ways they expected.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 21 February 2020.
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A thousand years have passed. The wars have ended, the world has changed, and a little golem wakes - salvaged by the flesh-things he was crafted to destroy.
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 14 February 2020.
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Pyrrha can summon fire at her fingertips with just a thought. When leaders of the Resistance learn of her gift, they hope it will make a difference in their bloody war against the Bulgarians.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 07 February 2020.
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In a land where music is both a weapon and a source of power, Sona sets out on a journey to deliver a dangerous secret.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 31 January 2020.
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By the cold ocean, an old man builds a sandcastle, over and over and over, dreaming of Avalon. Until a little girl comes to interfere with his design.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 24 January 2020.
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Detectives Sora and Gyuri track down subjects with peculiar pasts, but one of these people leads them to a truth neither detective expected.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 17 January 2020.
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