Short Fiction

Here's everything tagged: Rebellion

All Sci-fi Fantasy Horror
Pulp Literature

Stragglers Lament

Coming Soon

Guirguis keeps to himself, eyes downcast, voice muted, but when he reaches a fork in the road, when every path exacts a terrible toll, he has to decide how much is too much.

Near Future Exploitation Rebellion X
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".
Kaleidotrope

Rise Again

Afaf defies the strictures of her community to set out on a search mission for her mother, for the truth, and ultimately for herself.

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Far Future Machine Sentience Rebellion X Family
Header artwork for Kaleidotrope Magazine, Autumn 2024, featuring a vibrant, watercolor-style fantasy illustration of a silhouetted witch wearing a pointed hat standing in a forest clearing, surrounded by dark gnarled trees, a perched owl, and glowing fireflies against a starry, multicolored twilight sky.
Metaphorosis

The Diamond Noose

To keep the job she desperately needs, Laila endures a journey through humanity's writhing underbelly.

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Far Future Inequality Colonialism Rebellion X
Cover of Metaphorosis speculative fiction, May 2023, featuring a watercolor illustration of a wooden display cabinet filled with various items, including seashells, coral, medals, rolled scrolls, and a framed black-and-white sketch of a person reading by the sea.