Love Antidote (A Recipe from My Grandmother)
This antidote has the power to touch the center of your being. It requires you to outwit time…
Upon Which We Lay the Cards
The rune on the inside of Yaza's wrist fades until only itchy skin remains. For Yaza, it would be more epic if it would hurt. Somehow, that would make a better story. Magic is supposed to be painful.…
we used to meet in the drowned station
we used to meet in the drowned station
Lena and I
her happy to dive down
and I to swim up…
A Door, A Guide, An Anchor
For the Eziaghala sisters, their voices an echo through the burial grounds, the ritual was the only way. Two days ago, their only brother, Agadi, sovereign of the blood throne of Umukegwu, had died in his sleep. The sisters knew what was coming for them.…
440 Broad Street, Apartment 4C
By the time the emergency broadcast confirms the alien invasion, I imagine government officials worldwide have long been in their bunkers. Likewise, preppers—who’d seen this day coming—get the last laugh as they hunker down with their supplies and weapons.…