Fantasy Short Fiction

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Kaleidotrope

Ethereal Vibrations

After piercing the boundary between life and death, Mourad must protect his discovery from those who would exploit its unimaginable potential.

Family X Inequality Death
A photograph of an ornate, multi-level historic library interior, with floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves filled with old books, an elaborate wrought-iron balcony railing in the foreground, and a large, white, sans-serif text overlay across the center that reads "Coming Soon".
Inner Worlds

3 East

When a family medical emergency takes an unexpected turn, conditional love and reluctant acceptance are no longer enough.

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Queer Family X Death
Cover of Inner Worlds, Issue Nine, November 2025, featuring an illustration of a person in a yellow helmet surrounded by plants and stars.
Inner Worlds

Mashrabiya

Some are born ill-suited for the lives expected of them. The lucky ones eventually realize that their reality is the only one that matters.

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Mental Health Addiction Family X
Cover of Inner Worlds, Issue Six / March 2025, featuring a surreal illustration of an anglerfish-like creature illuminating a jellyfish amidst a speckled, cosmic purple background.
The Colored Lens

Of Ashes & Tears

How far would Brynn go to save her mother? How far is too far?

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Myths Young Adult Family X
Cover of The Colored Lens: Speculative Fiction Magazine, Winter 2021, Issue #38, featuring an illustration of two children silhouetted on a rocky cliff, with one pointing toward a bright glowing star against a massive blue planet background.