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From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction stories by debut authors.Might oaks from tiny acorns grow. For many of the authors here, this was their first published story. For some, it's the first they were paid for, or their first story paid at a 'semi-pro' rate. Sometimes it's all the above. These are their acorns, though they're not all that tiny. In terms of talent and creativity, there are a lot of oak trees in here.This collection of 17 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. From eerily prescient predictions of how frozen embryos become an inevitable paradox to the consequences of a population addicted to virtual reality to artificial intelligence so well made it feels alive, these are stories that predict futures near and far, hopeful and cautionary ContentsSilo - J.S. DiStefanoThe Frozen Generation - Jacob CoffinThe Bookseller of Mars - Gaby BroganRock-Adda's World - Chloe SmithChasing the Light - Gloria WickmanSuperbloom - Lynne Peskoe-YangJoy (Unplugged) - B.C. van TolRadical Abundance - Angie LathropThrough the Middle - J.B. KishIndicative of Future Results - C.H. RosenbergThe Waves In Which We Drown - Rubella DithersMy Synthetic Soul - Karris RaeGoing Home - Martin WestlakeBas Relief - Joshua GrassoAny Day Now - K.E. RedmondShortcut to Happily Ever After - Ben WanAn Aftertaste of Earth - Pauline Yates

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by educators.These are not necessarily stories about education, but stories by authors whose work as educators informs their writing.If you're lucky, you had a teacher who inspired to to read, write, or otherwise pursue your dreams. If you're not, these 23 folks are here to help. This collection of stories by educators is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years publication. They range from alien economics lessons to magical transformations to ghost capture technology to considerations of Samuel Pepys. But these stories will not send you to bed and sleep ContentsThe Wife of Fabian Vitalik - Mariah MontoyaPacking List for Oblivion - Cameron BertronUseful and Beautiful Things - E. SaxeyTree and Flame - Rob FrancisMidnight's Second Station - Chloe SmithPages Missing From the Diary of Samuel Pepys, Esq. - David BergerWytchen Wood - Lori J. ToroneThe Diary of Thisne Ome - Thomas OupheDuet for Unaccompanied Cello - Chanel EarlEscape to Mall B - Theodore LowryA Yellow Landscape - Sarah McGillThe Last Duty - Dawn LloydKoehl's Quality Impressions - Tim McDanielIt Thaws in Spring - Brittany M. PerkinsLeiprenese 101 - Jason A. BartlesI Will Go Gently - Susan McDonough-WachtmanTime's Arrow - C. HeidmannSanctuary - Chris CornettoTill All the Hundred Summers Pass - J.A. LeggRosalind Dreams of Aersea - Travis BurnhamBas Relief - Joshua GrassoHer Spirit Animal - L.A.W. ButlerVisions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney Mayes

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by authors coping with mental health challenges. These are not necessarily stories about mental health, but stories by authors whose challenges inform their writing.Life can be hard enough sometimes, without loading on experiences that many others don't even understand. But per aspera ad astra, as the saying goes. These are stories by authors who've dealt with emotional, mental, or psychological concerns and whose lives and writing are richer for what they've learned.This collection of 16 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. They include stories of hair that holds memories, a planet that's finally had enough of humans, drugs that make you sad, and a whole new way of applying to college by grappling iron, among many other ideas ContentsCommunication Breakdown - Andrew KnightonThe Waves In Which We Drown - Rubella DithersThe Memory Dresser - Nicholas M. StillmanRooks on Sundays - Jack Neel WaddellForever and a Life - Daniel RoyCountry Whispers - Matthew AmundsenThe Hissing Trees - Ian Donnell ArbuckleThe Unlucky Few Who Must Not Cast - J. Tynan BurkeA Song Without a Voice - Brad PreslarThe Big S - David HammondThrough the Middle - J.B. KishThe Frozen Generation - Jacob CoffinMy Little Sister Brigid - Harold R. ThompsonGatekeepers - Douglas DiCiccoCatching College - Maggie SlaterShortcut to Happily Ever After - Ben Wan

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction stories by debut authors.Might oaks from tiny acorns grow. For many of the authors here, this was their first published story. For some, it's the first they were paid for, or their first story paid at a 'semi-pro' rate. Sometimes it's all the above. These are their acorns, though they're not all that tiny. In terms of talent and creativity, there are a lot of oak trees in here.This collection of 17 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. From eerily prescient predictions of how frozen embryos become an inevitable paradox to the consequences of a population addicted to virtual reality to artificial intelligence so well made it feels alive, these are stories that predict futures near and far, hopeful and cautionary ContentsSilo - J.S. DiStefanoThe Frozen Generation - Jacob CoffinThe Bookseller of Mars - Gaby BroganRock-Adda's World - Chloe SmithChasing the Light - Gloria WickmanSuperbloom - Lynne Peskoe-YangJoy (Unplugged) - B.C. van TolRadical Abundance - Angie LathropThrough the Middle - J.B. KishIndicative of Future Results - C.H. RosenbergThe Waves In Which We Drown - Rubella DithersMy Synthetic Soul - Karris RaeGoing Home - Martin WestlakeBas Relief - Joshua GrassoAny Day Now - K.E. RedmondShortcut to Happily Ever After - Ben WanAn Aftertaste of Earth - Pauline Yates

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by scientists.The beauty of speculative fiction is that anyone can read it and anyone can write it. But sometimes, it helps to bring a professional perspective along with imagination. Not all these stories are about science, but they're all written by people who've worked in science as part of their day job - people who know what they're talking about, who are steeped in scientific method.Drawn form Metaphorosis magazine's nine years of publication, these 12 stories by actual scientists bring a practiced eye to everything from fantastic seas of glass to dragons and unicorns formed from forgotten technology to first contact with aliens. See what you can discover here ContentsShiplight - Benjamin C. KinneyRaising Mira - Pauline YatesBeneath the Sea of Glass - Rob FrancisThe Dragon and the Unicorn - Wade DarginRapunzel Dreams of Elephants - Rachel Delaney CraftGraveyard - Arlen FeldmanHeartbeat of the Seasons - Brian HugenbruchThe Lonely King - Gunnar De WinterHer Spirit Animal - L.A.W. ButlerWe, You, and the Gallery - Alex PenlandHolding On - Justen RussellSaving the Whales - C.J. Erick

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by LGBTQIA+ authors.These are not necessarily stories about being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, but stories by authors whose lives and experiences inform their writing. These 26 stories range from stories about fantastic guardians of nature to androids who just want to be left alone to snowmen on public transport.Drawn from the first nine years of Metaphorosis magazine's publication, these are stories that warm your heart, make you think, and take you away from your world - or all three at once.ContentsCat Play - Mari NessCombustion - Kai HudsonThe Guardian of Werifest Park - Carly RacklinSturm und Clang - Sara Kate EllisThe Friendly Ghost - Ashley R. CarlsonHope on the Vine - R.E. DukalskyPacking List for Oblivion - Cameron BertronFlann Br nach and the King's Champion - Allison WallThe Chorley - Rachel AyersA Yellow Landscape - Sarah McGillTell the Crows I'm Home - Laurel BeckleyLeiprenese 101 - Jason A. BartlesFreely Given - Connor MellegersUseful and Beautiful Things - E. SaxeyA Wizard Comes to Shorehaven - L.J. WetherbySuperbloom - Lynne Peskoe-YangScraps - Juliet KempWe, You, and the Gallery - Alex PenlandVisions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney MayesSudden Oak Death - J. Tynan BurkeShadows on Glass - Jamie LackeyNotes from the Laoco n Program - Phoenix AlexanderThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimThe Snow Queen's Daughter - Sean R. RobinsonThe Noise Inside - Victor PseftakisThe Final Face - Norah Lovelock

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by scientists.The beauty of speculative fiction is that anyone can read it and anyone can write it. But sometimes, it helps to bring a professional perspective along with imagination. Not all these stories are about science, but they're all written by people who've worked in science as part of their day job - people who know what they're talking about, who are steeped in scientific method.Drawn form Metaphorosis magazine's nine years of publication, these 12 stories by actual scientists bring a practiced eye to everything from fantastic seas of glass to dragons and unicorns formed from forgotten technology to first contact with aliens. See what you can discover here ContentsShiplight - Benjamin C. KinneyRaising Mira - Pauline YatesBeneath the Sea of Glass - Rob FrancisThe Dragon and the Unicorn - Wade DarginRapunzel Dreams of Elephants - Rachel Delaney CraftGraveyard - Arlen FeldmanHeartbeat of the Seasons - Brian HugenbruchThe Lonely King - Gunnar De WinterHer Spirit Animal - L.A.W. ButlerWe, You, and the Gallery - Alex PenlandHolding On - Justen RussellSaving the Whales - C.J. Erick

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of fantasy stories by new authors.Everyone starts somewhere. Whoever your favorite author is, there was a time they wrote their first story. This is a collection of stories that were their authors' first - first story sold, first story published, first story above token rates - all of these stories were first at something, and as often as not, the first story they published or sold at any rate.These are all authors with talent - authors who are going somewhere. Authors who will be someone's favorite author some day. This collection of 19 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. The stories include everything from storytelling puppets to cultivated hope to women who may or may not be mermaids to crotchety wizards. Maybe one of these authors is your new favorite, waiting to be discovered ContentsA Wielder Does Not Know Regret - Katherine KarchThe Guardian of Werifest Park - Carly RacklinPyrrha - Antony PaschosHeart of Stone - Chris CornettoWytchen Wood - Lori J. ToroneHope on the Vine - R.E. DukalskyThe Conch Shell - Elizabeth RaphaelThe Bagel Shop Owner's Nephew - J. Tynan BurkeAlways Dawn to Forever Night - Luke ElliottThe Memory Dresser - Nicholas M. StillmanAstrid Underwater - J.J. EskelinPain Eater - Danny MenterThe Hole in the Wall - Andrew Leon HudsonThe Lightkeeper's Wife - Amelia Dee MuellerFlann Br nach and the King's Champion - Allison WallThe Tapestry - A.C. WorthIt Thaws in Spring - Brittany M. PerkinsA Wizard Comes to Shorehaven - L.J. WetherbyAutumn's Come Undone - Sharmon Gazaway

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by authors over 50. These are not necessarily stories about ageing, but stories by authors whose long life experience informs their writing.Writing is a timeless, ageless thing. Some start when they're in their teens, some when they retire. Some write their whole lives, some only for a few years, but all writers bring to their work the things they've learned and felt. Here are 20 stories by writers who have a lot to bring to the table.This collection of stories by older authors is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. They include light-hearted stories of gnomes and exes, of magic and discovery, and of tenacity and resistance. They'll all bring something new to your life ContentsI Will Go Gently - Susan McDonough-WachtmanRowboat - K.G. AndersonWhat the Darkness Is - Simon KewinAutumn's Come Undone - Sharmon GazawayGoing Home - Martin WestlakeTime's Arrow - C. HeidmannStand or Fall - David WhitmarshPapa Pedro's Children - Karl DandenellThe Secret Keeper - Pauline YatesThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimVacation Gnomes - Aaron DaMommioThe Dragon and the Unicorn - Wade DarginSwitch - Lisa ClarkHomecoming - A.C. WorthLight Winds With a Chance of Velociraptors - Michelle Ann KingA Life of Color - N.V. HaskellWhen Darkness Falls on Edinburgh - C.J. ErickKoehl's Quality Impressions - Tim McDanielSpells for Going Forth by Day - V.G. CampenDragons I Have Slain - B. Morris Allen

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of fantasy stories by new authors.Everyone starts somewhere. Whoever your favorite author is, there was a time they wrote their first story. This is a collection of stories that were their authors' first - first story sold, first story published, first story above token rates - all of these stories were first at something, and as often as not, the first story they published or sold at any rate.These are all authors with talent - authors who are going somewhere. Authors who will be someone's favorite author some day. This collection of 19 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. The stories include everything from storytelling puppets to cultivated hope to women who may or may not be mermaids to crotchety wizards. Maybe one of these authors is your new favorite, waiting to be discovered ContentsA Wielder Does Not Know Regret - Katherine KarchThe Guardian of Werifest Park - Carly RacklinPyrrha - Antony PaschosHeart of Stone - Chris CornettoWytchen Wood - Lori J. ToroneHope on the Vine - R.E. DukalskyThe Conch Shell - Elizabeth RaphaelThe Bagel Shop Owner's Nephew - J. Tynan BurkeAlways Dawn to Forever Night - Luke ElliottThe Memory Dresser - Nicholas M. StillmanAstrid Underwater - J.J. EskelinPain Eater - Danny MenterThe Hole in the Wall - Andrew Leon HudsonThe Lightkeeper's Wife - Amelia Dee MuellerFlann Br nach and the King's Champion - Allison WallThe Tapestry - A.C. WorthIt Thaws in Spring - Brittany M. PerkinsA Wizard Comes to Shorehaven - L.J. WetherbyAutumn's Come Undone - Sharmon Gazaway

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by educators.These are not necessarily stories about education, but stories by authors whose work as educators informs their writing.If you're lucky, you had a teacher who inspired to to read, write, or otherwise pursue your dreams. If you're not, these 23 folks are here to help. This collection of stories by educators is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years publication. They range from alien economics lessons to magical transformations to ghost capture technology to considerations of Samuel Pepys. But these stories will not send you to bed and sleep ContentsThe Wife of Fabian Vitalik - Mariah MontoyaPacking List for Oblivion - Cameron BertronUseful and Beautiful Things - E. SaxeyTree and Flame - Rob FrancisMidnight's Second Station - Chloe SmithPages Missing From the Diary of Samuel Pepys, Esq. - David BergerWytchen Wood - Lori J. ToroneThe Diary of Thisne Ome - Thomas OupheDuet for Unaccompanied Cello - Chanel EarlEscape to Mall B - Theodore LowryA Yellow Landscape - Sarah McGillThe Last Duty - Dawn LloydKoehl's Quality Impressions - Tim McDanielIt Thaws in Spring - Brittany M. PerkinsLeiprenese 101 - Jason A. BartlesI Will Go Gently - Susan McDonough-WachtmanTime's Arrow - C. HeidmannSanctuary - Chris CornettoTill All the Hundred Summers Pass - J.A. LeggRosalind Dreams of Aersea - Travis BurnhamBas Relief - Joshua GrassoHer Spirit Animal - L.A.W. ButlerVisions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney Mayes

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by LGBTQIA+ authors.These are not necessarily stories about being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, but stories by authors whose lives and experiences inform their writing. These 26 stories range from stories about fantastic guardians of nature to androids who just want to be left alone to snowmen on public transport.Drawn from the first nine years of Metaphorosis magazine's publication, these are stories that warm your heart, make you think, and take you away from your world - or all three at once.ContentsCat Play - Mari NessCombustion - Kai HudsonThe Guardian of Werifest Park - Carly RacklinSturm und Clang - Sara Kate EllisThe Friendly Ghost - Ashley R. CarlsonHope on the Vine - R.E. DukalskyPacking List for Oblivion - Cameron BertronFlann Br nach and the King's Champion - Allison WallThe Chorley - Rachel AyersA Yellow Landscape - Sarah McGillTell the Crows I'm Home - Laurel BeckleyLeiprenese 101 - Jason A. BartlesFreely Given - Connor MellegersUseful and Beautiful Things - E. SaxeyA Wizard Comes to Shorehaven - L.J. WetherbySuperbloom - Lynne Peskoe-YangScraps - Juliet KempWe, You, and the Gallery - Alex PenlandVisions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney MayesSudden Oak Death - J. Tynan BurkeShadows on Glass - Jamie LackeyNotes from the Laoco n Program - Phoenix AlexanderThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimThe Snow Queen's Daughter - Sean R. RobinsonThe Noise Inside - Victor PseftakisThe Final Face - Norah Lovelock

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by authors over 50. These are not necessarily stories about ageing, but stories by authors whose long life experience informs their writing.Writing is a timeless, ageless thing. Some start when they're in their teens, some when they retire. Some write their whole lives, some only for a few years, but all writers bring to their work the things they've learned and felt. Here are 20 stories by writers who have a lot to bring to the table.This collection of stories by older authors is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. They include light-hearted stories of gnomes and exes, of magic and discovery, and of tenacity and resistance. They'll all bring something new to your life ContentsI Will Go Gently - Susan McDonough-WachtmanRowboat - K.G. AndersonWhat the Darkness Is - Simon KewinAutumn's Come Undone - Sharmon GazawayGoing Home - Martin WestlakeTime's Arrow - C. HeidmannStand or Fall - David WhitmarshPapa Pedro's Children - Karl DandenellThe Secret Keeper - Pauline YatesThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimVacation Gnomes - Aaron DaMommioThe Dragon and the Unicorn - Wade DarginSwitch - Lisa ClarkHomecoming - A.C. WorthLight Winds With a Chance of Velociraptors - Michelle Ann KingA Life of Color - N.V. HaskellWhen Darkness Falls on Edinburgh - C.J. ErickKoehl's Quality Impressions - Tim McDanielSpells for Going Forth by Day - V.G. CampenDragons I Have Slain - B. Morris Allen

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by authors coping with mental health challenges. These are not necessarily stories about mental health, but stories by authors whose challenges inform their writing.Life can be hard enough sometimes, without loading on experiences that many others don't even understand. But per aspera ad astra, as the saying goes. These are stories by authors who've dealt with emotional, mental, or psychological concerns and whose lives and writing are richer for what they've learned.This collection of 16 stories is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine's first nine years of publication. They include stories of hair that holds memories, a planet that's finally had enough of humans, drugs that make you sad, and a whole new way of applying to college by grappling iron, among many other ideas ContentsCommunication Breakdown - Andrew KnightonThe Waves In Which We Drown - Rubella DithersThe Memory Dresser - Nicholas M. StillmanRooks on Sundays - Jack Neel WaddellForever and a Life - Daniel RoyCountry Whispers - Matthew AmundsenThe Hissing Trees - Ian Donnell ArbuckleThe Unlucky Few Who Must Not Cast - J. Tynan BurkeA Song Without a Voice - Brad PreslarThe Big S - David HammondThrough the Middle - J.B. KishThe Frozen Generation - Jacob CoffinMy Little Sister Brigid - Harold R. ThompsonGatekeepers - Douglas DiCiccoCatching College - Maggie SlaterShortcut to Happily Ever After - Ben Wan

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsThe Wedding of Hope Garrison and Chevrolet Dodge Ford - R.W.W. GreeneGarden Teeth - M.E. BronsteinBut No Man Moved Me Till the Tide - Laurel BeckleyCover art by Saleha Chowdhury.

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.Forty-five great science fiction and fantasy stories, including a novelette and a full novella. All the stories we published in 2023.ContentsFrom the EditorJanuaryPacking List for Oblivion - Cameron BertronThe Knight Who Carried a Sword in His Heart - Joshua HagyWe, You, and the Gallery - Alex PenlandThe Zoo Diaries I - Frances PauliFebruaryThe Excursionist of JCPenney - Chris PanatierThe Frozen Generation - Jacob CoffinThe Numismatist - Cecelia IsaacThe Zoo Diaries II - Frances PauliMarchAll the Daughters Sing - Jan PriddyMy Little Sister Brigid - Harold R. ThompsonRiver's Song - Michael BarronPain Eater - Danny MenterThe Zoo Diaries III - Frances PauliAprilShortcut to Happily Ever After - Ben WanTrapped in Memory - Dan Le FeverHeart Moon - R. GatwoodThe Zoo Diaries IV - Frances PauliMayThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimThe Conch Shell - Elizabeth RaphaelAnamnesis - Karl El-KouraThe Zoo Diaries V - Frances PauliJuneCatching College - Maggie SlaterEscape to Mall B - Theodore LowrySnow Like Pink Pepper - Devan BarlowNothing but the Gods On Their Backs - Alex T. SingerThe Zoo Diaries VI - Frances PauliJulyWhen The Future Calls - Salena CashaWhen the Oracle Speaks - Albert ChuThe Princia Prologos - Aaron ZimmermanThe Antidote for Longing I - Karl DandenellAugustA Wielder Does Not Know Regret - Katherine KarchA Life of Color - N.V. HaskellThe Bookseller of Mars - Gaby BroganThe Antidote for Longing II - Karl DandenellSeptemberThat Lonesome, Restless Feeling - B. Morris AllenArborify - Cadence MandyburaAstrid Underwater - J.J. EskelinShe Was the Universe - Damian StockliThe Antidote for Longing III - Karl DandenellOctoberAny Day Now - K.E. RedmondSalaatu - Lisa ShortHard Sunset - Sam GriffinTranslations for a Dead Sea - Corey FarrenkopfNovemberThe Fool Who Sings You To Your Grave - Katie CervenecIt Thaws in Spring - Brittany M. PerkinsRosalind Dreams of Aersea - Travis BurnhamSaving the Whales - C.J. ErickDecemberVisions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney MayesThe Final Face - Norah LovelockWhen Darkness Falls on Edinburgh - C.J. ErickUseful and Beautiful Things - E. SaxeyThe Beast-Consul - E.C. Dorgan