Short Stories
Fiction by the Wolfmaster
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Glass Flies
September 3, 2023
These hyperintelligent insects live a full life in a single day. Keeping such a short-lived creature as a pet is a mistake--isn't it? Have your heart broken in just five minutes.
Cast of Wonders 451: Mortality
The Year's Best Arthropod Short Fiction
Blue-Eyed Pearls
May 23, 2023
A Cambrian fossil dig yields a new species of Hallucigenia, a worm so bizarre that scientists couldn't tell which end was the front. The connection between the prehistoric worm, a new TikTok jewelry trend, and a sudden surge of popularity for mountain climbing may be more sinister than it appears.
This World Belongs to Us:
An Anthology of Horror Stories About Bugs
Blakeney's Coatl:
A Zookeeper's Guide
February 9, 2023
A 1950s adventurer-scientist discovers a species of pterosaur that isn't extinct--but attempts to keep it in captivity turn out to be more complicated than expected. A rollicking flash-length epistolary told through annotations to an employee handbook.
A Compendium of Enigmatic Species
Xenoveterinarian
October 28, 2022
As an exotic-animal veterinarian living on a space station, Vivian thinks she can handle anything--except her daughter's choice to marry an alien. But when her grandson's beloved pet comes down with an unexplained illness, it will take cross-cultural understanding, not medical knowledge, to save it.
The Future's So Bright
The Fledging Heist
August 31, 2022
To steal a piece of sensitive data, mercenary Jeira must pass as an ambassador's wife at an alien gala--but a housepet proves to be an unexpected obstacle. This story is set in the world of the visual novel Bitter Silver from Lookout Drive Games.
Bitter Silver newsletter
Oil Bugs
February 15, 2022
The downfall of the oil industry, and maybe all of civilization, narrated by two PR flacks who are desperately trying to spin the situation. An extremely silly epistolary, and also the story that features the infamous "Disney: An ExxonMobil Company."
Translunar Travelers Lounge #6
Palio
January 29, 2022
When her jockey brother is injured, 15-year-old Francesca has no choice but to take the reins and ride in Siena's lawless Renaissance horse race herself. But ancient rivalries erupt during the Palio, and there are those who will do anything to keep her from winning.
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast #221
Fold
December 2, 2021
The only things holding back Gerald Pendergast's genius are his squirrely research assistants and his tedious wife. But a pair of goggles that can peer into a theoretical dimension stand to change all that. Horror with an extremely unreliable narrator.
Vastarien Vol 2 Issue 4
Los Angeles Is Sinking
November 16, 2021
The ground is liquefying beneath your feet, but don't think that will get you a day off work. Capitalism marches on.
Field Notes from a Nightmare
The Sound of Wolves
November 9, 2021
100,000 serfs died during the construction of St. Petersburg. Their bodies are still buried under its streets. This is their story.
A Cold Christmas
and the Darkest of Winters
Unshackled
November 1, 2021
Convinced that "curing" her attraction to women is the only way to become right with God, a girl enrolls in a gay conversion camp—but she begins to suspect that her surroundings are more than they appear. A retelling of The Yellow Wallpaper.
Cinnabar Moth E-Zine
Neofan
September 29, 2021
Shy young Trekkie Marv meets false heroes and real friends at WorldCon 1969.
Voyage
The Curious Case
of the Cave Salamander
February 28, 2021
When a cute salamander species becomes an internet celebrity, it's threatened by the exotic pet trade—but when a giant cryptid appears in the Chicago River, endangered salamanders may be the least of humanity's worries.
Utopia Science Fiction Vol 4 Issue 2
Among Animals 3
Blacktooth 500
September 22, 2020
To win an Iditarod-style race where dragons pull carts, a mother-daughter team must face deadly monsters, lava flows, and grueling mountains—and the divisions between them.
Hear Me Roar
Crunchy with Chocolate
The Song
of the Machines
July 31, 2020
Four mechanical animals, discarded by their owners, band together to find a new lease on life. A dieselpunk retelling of "The Bremen Town Musicians."
Truancy #8
Seven Cups of Tea
July 21, 2020
Exiled as a little girl, her brothers forced to fight as biomechanical constructs, Eliza must find a way to save her family and get revenge—even if that means getting close to the man who betrayed them. A steampunk retelling of "The Wild Swans."
Curiosities Quarantine 2020
The Overcast
All the Daughters of my Father's House
July 1, 2020
Shipwrecked in a foreign land, Viola quickly finds herself falling for both the duke who took her in and the countess he's trying to court. But Viola has a secret—and it's not just that she's a spellcrafter. A magic-tinged, genderfluid retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Glittership Spring 2020
Portrait of Three Women with an Owl
April 1, 2020
A new retrospective of a little-known art movement highlights three remarkable female artists, their mysterious disappearance into the woods during World War II, and the rumors and legends that followed in their wake.
This story is currently being adapted into our upcoming game, Surradia: An Art Retrospective.
The Future Fire 53: LIIIES
We're Here:
The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020
Sentir la Revolución (Spanish)
The Black Handkerchief
August 31, 2019
In Tsarist Russia, the early Marxists and their teachings have lit a powder keg among the people. Amid the turmoil, Lera, the daughter of peasants, and Natalya, the child of her wealthy benefactor, must navigate a world on the brink of revolution—and their feelings for each other.
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
The Beast that Ate the Stars
August 23, 2019
Nat's explorer father was killed when his experimental vehicle fell from the sky. But when the stars begin to disappear, devoured by a mysterious creature, Nat must follow in her father's footsteps and risk the same fate.
Pioneers & Pathfinders
The Difference Engine
November 17, 2018
An alien spaceship crew cheats fascists by giving them exactly what they want.
Well Said, O Toothless One
Fireweed:
Stories from the Revolution
The Ibex Tattoo
July 28, 2017
Arimas has always lived in the shadow of her warrior girlfriend Hurias. While Hurias can wield a sword and fire a bow from horseback, Arimas is only good at making up stories. But when their trade caravan is caught in a snowstorm, Hurias' swords can't protect them. It's up to Arimas, armed only with stories, to help them survive the winter. A tale of female warriors, chronic illness, and the power of storytelling set in ancient Scythia.
Dates 2
A Story Most Queer
All's Fair
September 30, 2017
An alien spaceship crew cheats fascists by giving them exactly what they want.
Likely Red Literary Magazine