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Ephiny Gale is the author of more than two dozen published short stories and novelettes that have appeared in publications including 'Beneath Ceaseless Skies', 'Constellary Tales', and 'Daily Science Fiction'. Her stories have been awarded the Sundress Publications' Best of the Net award and the Syntax & Salt Editor's Award. Much of her short fiction has been recently collected in 'Next Curious Thing'.
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Published Sep 26, 2020 · 7,099 words (26 minutes) · 2 likes · 367 views
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Lane Islington despises stardom — so good thing she found a spell to locate her doppelgänger to take her place in the public eye. But how far will this deception go?
Australian author Ephiny Gale’s work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and more. Her collection NEXT CURIOUS THING is available now in paperback and ebook form.Free
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Published May 17, 2020 · 945 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 334 views
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The squids save some children from drowning, and afterwards those children are never the same.
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Published Feb 23, 2020 · 2,641 words (10 minutes) · 361 views
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Vivian and her community have built a makeshift life for themselves since the shipwreck. Still, it's the tiny inconsistencies that wear at her. Why can't she remember the origin of her own damn lip scar?
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Published Nov 30, 2019 · 4,298 words (16 minutes) · 509 views
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A cross between 'The Girl Without Hands' and 'Hansel and Gretel', from the witch's perspective.
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Published Sep 7, 2019 · 4,942 words (18 minutes) · 7 likes · 1162 views
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In a dystopian prison, eight women known only by the small comforts they most miss from home (Chocolate, Music, Flowers, Cigarettes, Hot Chips, Internet, Guns, and Privacy) compete for their freedom in a series of cryptic challenges.
Author and playwright Ephiny Gale lives in Melbourne, Australia, and has published more than two dozen short stories and novelettes in Aurealis, Daily Science Fiction, Syntax & Salt, and many more.
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Published Jul 20, 2019 · 686 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 455 views
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"Before she dies to save us both, my wife shears off a chunk of her hair, thrusts it into my hands and tells me to take care of the cat."