Metaphorosis: Best of 2021

by B. Morris Allen (Editor), Carol Wellart (Illustrator), V.G. Campen

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.

Dreams, spells, devotion, and other forms of commitment, both scientific and fantastic. Stories to keep you going in adversity. The best science fiction and fantasy stories from Metaphorosis magazine's sixth year.


Contents

Spells for Going Forth by Day — V.G. Campen
The Stranding — Maud Woolf
Tell the Crows I'm Home — Laurel Beckley
The Song of the Moohee — Emmett Swan
A Wizard Comes to Shorehaven — L.J. Wetherby
Superbloom — Lynne Peskoe-Yang
Souls Like Sea Glass — Josie Smith
A Universe All to Himself — Ryan Priest
Rapunzel Dreams of Elephants — Rachel Delaney Craft
Reach for Your Ocean Heart — C.M. Fields
All We Ever Look For — Cécile Cristofari
The Big S — David Hammond
Tides — Ailsa Bristow

Cover art by <Carol Wellart.

284 pages, Paperback

Published January 15, 2022

About the author

B. Morris Allen is a biochemist turned activist turned lawyer turned foreign aid consultant, and frequently wonders whether it's time for a new career. He's been traveling since birth, and has lived on five continents. When he can, he makes his home on the Oregon coast. In between journeys, he edits Metaphorosis magazine, and works on his own speculative stories of love and disaster. His dark fantasy novel Susurrus came out in 2017.

Reviews

[Daniela · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is such a sweet collection of short stories! Honestly, I knew none of the authors who contributed to this, but some of them seem quite worth exploring more in-depth.

I will not be going over each story, but I will say that the work done by Metaphorosis Magazine deserves a high-praise from every fantasy and/or sci-fi reader out there. Not only do they open doors to new writers with great potential, but these annual compilations of fiction allow a survey of the shifting ways and writing techniques.