The Vine Leaves Press 2023 anthology of 50-word stories was just published yesterday.
My micro-fiction on chemotherapy, “The Red Devil,” is a part of this anthology.
The anthology is a fun collection of stories to keep on a coffee table. Each story only takes about 30 seconds or less to read. For anyone looking to write micro-fiction, or for those who have limited time for reading these days, I would highly recommend you check it out.
I recently accepted a creative challenge to write a dark fantasy story in the form of a cocktail recipe. I wrote “The Hot Ghoul Summer” for all the creatures of the night who may be bored with their unlives and looking to spice things up with the right cocktail.
I am happy to report it just got published in The Chamber Magazine’s July 2023 edition.
Unable to sleep, Myrilla Nakamura passed the time staring out the glasssteel observation blister of the transport ship, idly admiring the silver rings hugging Mercury below.
Educational text flitted across her eyelinks in neon red. It was a welcome distraction from the fighter ships exploding through her memories. “Each ring is made up of millions of orbital solar arrays, which are constantly harnessing energy. This close to the sun, the arrays burn out quickly. Yet with the abundance of silicon on Mercury’s surface, hundreds more can be rapidly constructed—”
—They’re all disposable, Myrilla thought. A million burning soldiers. Just like me.
Author’s Note: The mercenary, Myrilla Nakamura, is a character that I’ve included in another story I wrote about Mercury, “The Blind Mystic,” which was published in The Vanishing Point Magazine. You can purchase it on Amazon.
The image source is here.
If you want to write some hard sci-fi about Mercury yourself, check out my World Building Guide to Mercury.
If you liked this story and want to read more, check out my collection of stories here. Many are online, available to read for free.
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