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Beautifully written original science fiction and fantasy stories, every week.
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The Cold Inside — Vanessa Fogg
Anna is grieving her husband’s death, and has fled to the vacation home she once shared with him, on the shores of Lake Michigan. There in the lonely woods, she meets a local legend: a ghost girl dressed all in white. Anna is initially frightened by the ghost, but she also feels a strong connection, with consequences that she can’t foresee...
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 01 March 2024. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com. -
The Bloodless Cut — Evan Marcroft
With only twenty minutes until the guillotine falls, a military scientist must race against time to learn how her estranged student became the world's most feared war criminal.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 02 February 2024. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com. -
This is How We Stay Alive — L. Chan
In a world, years after mysterious aliens devastated the planet by stealing the bodies of one percent of the world's population, a lonely survivor needs to come to terms with loss, friendship and his own bizarre disembodied condition.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 05 January 2024. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com. -
The Beast-Consul — E.C. Dorgan
A Consul cries and cries every full moon, but can’t remember why. She pulls up a picture of a forest on a cell phone, and stares into it every night. The forest reminds her of the part of her that’s missing, and what she needs, to once again become whole…
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 29 December 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com. -
Useful and Beautiful Things — E. Saxey
At a routine house clearance, a weird object has come to light. Is it dangerous? Time to call for Frankie, an antiquarian who specialises in bizarre side-effects.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 22 December 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com. -
When Darkness Falls on Edinburgh — C.J. Erick
Upon the death of her mentor, young apprentice witch Gavina finds herself Edinburgh’s only defense against an imminent attack by followers of dark magic, who would open the veil between the real and ethereal worlds to allow the spirits to return to the earth. With untested skills, will Gavina be able to close the veil and keep the evil spirits in their rightful place?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 15 December 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Customer Reviews
Conceptual Brilliance
Insight & artistry clearly inform the curation of this collection of writers. All in all — each one being clearly adept at actual world building — doing so within the extremely constrained boundaries of the short story format. Well done; and to the authors shared with us by Metaphorosis, keep writing!