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Michael McCormick

Willow

Published Jul 26, 2021 · 34 words (1 minute) · 23 views

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The tree that inspired this moment is long gone, but his memory lives on in this award-winning poem.

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Jaymee Goh

Anak Sungai

Published Jul 22, 2020 · 1,312 words (5 minutes) · 562 views

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Growing from spring, to river, out to sea, encountering creatures of the forest while looking for the one elusive trickster...

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Sylvia Heike

Beneath Her Sweet Roots

Published Jun 1, 2020 · 902 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 479 views

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A furry animal living beneath a sentient tree prepares for the long winter.

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Jeremy Szal

Tomorrow, the Sunset Will Be Blue

Published Jul 14, 2019 · 990 words (4 minutes) · 6 likes · 978 views

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It’s not for everyone, but Sola and Benn jumped at the chance for a new life at a remote research outpost—one with deadly metal dust in the air and hauntingly magical sunsets. But that may all change thanks to a secret Sola can't quite bring herself to face.

Author Jeremy Szal is the fiction editor for the Hugo-winning podcast StarShipSofa, as his work has appeared in Lightspeed, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, and more.