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J.R.H. Lawless

The Terroir From Beyond Space

Published May 21, 2019 · 4,058 words (15 minutes) · 2 likes · 15 views

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In this early short story, originally published in the Ouen Press 2018 Short Story Competition Anthology, what starts out as a deep Solar System explorer's guide to food in space gradually turns into something more dire.

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Wendy Nikel

The Six Hundred Universes of Jenny Zars

Published Jul 24, 2018 · 2,059 words (8 minutes) · 4 likes · 699 views

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A dimension-hopper keeps a journal of her travels as she explores other universes as an escape from her own less-than-ideal one.

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Wendy Nikel

Lava Cake for the Apocalypse

Published Jun 26, 2018 · 855 words (4 minutes) · 4 likes · 526 views

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Generations after leaving Earth, a recipe for cake brings humanity back.

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Holly Lyn Walrath

The Joy of Baking

Published Feb 3, 2018 · 2,432 words (9 minutes) · 4 likes · 544 views

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In the house between lives, two bakers usher souls through purgatory with the universal healer: cake.

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Wendy Nikel

Rain Like Diamonds

Published Sep 19, 2017 · 1,276 words (5 minutes) · 342 views

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When a dragon lays waste to her kingdom, a Queen must find a solution to the resulting famine.

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