Metaphorosis Publishing
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Publisher of speculative fiction anthologies, Metaphorisis magazine, etc. run by @BMorrisAllen.com
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Wondering what to #nominate? 1/4
As the year moves toward its end, and best of the year and awards consideration time moves closer, I'd like to ask that you consider my novelette "Cupernicity", published in February in The Future Fire for your nomination needs.
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
As the year moves toward its end, and best of the year and awards consideration time moves closer, I'd like to ask that you consider my novelette "Cupernicity", published in February in The Future Fire for your nomination needs.
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
Cupernicity, B. Morris Allen
The center of the universe shifts. When you’re young, it’s all about your principal carer, and food, and bedtime snuggles. As you age, gravity intervenes, and the center moves further away, to cliques...
futurefire.net
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wondering what to #nominate? 1/4
As the year moves toward its end, and best of the year and awards consideration time moves closer, I'd like to ask that you consider my novelette "Cupernicity", published in February in The Future Fire for your nomination needs.
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
As the year moves toward its end, and best of the year and awards consideration time moves closer, I'd like to ask that you consider my novelette "Cupernicity", published in February in The Future Fire for your nomination needs.
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
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and the issue 99 COVER ✨
Asterisa, Weaver of Constellations, by Babs Webb
Asterisa, Weaver of Constellations, by Babs Webb
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
and the issue 99 COVER ✨
Asterisa, Weaver of Constellations, by Babs Webb
Asterisa, Weaver of Constellations, by Babs Webb
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Did I tell you about my latest story? It's short, on PodCastle, and about choices! Read or listen!
My latest story is up @podcastle.org ! You can read my flash story, "The Only Map is Memory" along with shorts by David McGuire and Courtney Floyd.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
PodCastle 919: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Possibilities - PodCastle
The Only Map is Memory by B. Morris Allen I use my memory for a map. It’s the only map I have, but it’s unreliable in the way all memory is. Objects that I remember as big must have been smaller, loca...
podcastle.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Did I tell you about my latest story? It's short, on PodCastle, and about choices! Read or listen!
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A gorgeous, poetic, surreal love story.
Re-upping this for the Monday crowd! My new story in @unchartedmag.bsky.social enfolds Tarot, dimensional fractures, crystalline body horror - and a love that persists across every reality.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
www.unchartedmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A gorgeous, poetic, surreal love story.
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In good book news, the author copies of my next @lunapress.bsky.social novella All That Is in the Earth just arrived! Very excited to add another one to the shelf of my books, and for you people to read this when it's out in February.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In good book news, the author copies of my next @lunapress.bsky.social novella All That Is in the Earth just arrived! Very excited to add another one to the shelf of my books, and for you people to read this when it's out in February.
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My latest story is up @podcastle.org ! You can read my flash story, "The Only Map is Memory" along with shorts by David McGuire and Courtney Floyd.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
PodCastle 919: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Possibilities - PodCastle
The Only Map is Memory by B. Morris Allen I use my memory for a map. It’s the only map I have, but it’s unreliable in the way all memory is. Objects that I remember as big must have been smaller, loca...
podcastle.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My latest story is up @podcastle.org ! You can read my flash story, "The Only Map is Memory" along with shorts by David McGuire and Courtney Floyd.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
podcastle.org/2025/11/25/p...
This is, astoundingly, my 12th story published this year, far outstripping any previous year.
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So excited to have a little future ghost story in the next issue of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social :)
FICTION
The Matriarchs, by Malena Salazar Maciá
A Cup of Forgetting, by @eleanorglewwe.bsky.social
When You Hit The Poison Ivy Thicket, You've Gone Too Far, by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
Ichthyosis, by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
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The Matriarchs, by Malena Salazar Maciá
A Cup of Forgetting, by @eleanorglewwe.bsky.social
When You Hit The Poison Ivy Thicket, You've Gone Too Far, by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
Ichthyosis, by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
So excited to have a little future ghost story in the next issue of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social :)
Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett,
4.5 stars,
One of very funniest Discworld books so far; I really enjoyed it.
4.5 stars,
One of very funniest Discworld books so far; I really enjoyed it.
Lords and Ladies – Terry Pratchett
One of very funniest Discworld books so far; I really enjoyed it.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett,
4.5 stars,
One of very funniest Discworld books so far; I really enjoyed it.
4.5 stars,
One of very funniest Discworld books so far; I really enjoyed it.
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Look on my Award Eligible works, ye Mighty, and despair!
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Look on my Award Eligible works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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This sounds like a fascinating exploration of the editorial journey! 📚✨ It's so inspiring to see how stories evolve into published works. Can't wait to dive into those case studies! #SFF #WritingJourney 🌟
Reading 5X5 x3: Changes
How do SFF stories move from ‘maybe’ to published?
What’s needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process? 15 case studies.
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How do SFF stories move from ‘maybe’ to published?
What’s needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process? 15 case studies.
books.metaphorosis.com/anthology/20...
Reading 5X5 x3: Changes
How do SFF stories move from ‘maybe’ to published? What’s needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process? Reading 5X5 x3 present…
books.metaphorosis.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This sounds like a fascinating exploration of the editorial journey! 📚✨ It's so inspiring to see how stories evolve into published works. Can't wait to dive into those case studies! #SFF #WritingJourney 🌟
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What a beautiful concept! 🎶 The idea of intertwining music and prose is so inspiring! Looking forward to exploring the emotional journey in "Score"! 🌟 #SFF #BookLove
Score: an sff symphony
What if prose were written like music?
Score is an anthology of varied stories arranged to follow an emotional score from the heights of joy to the depths of despair – but always with a little hope shining through.
books.metaphorosis.com/anthology/20...
What if prose were written like music?
Score is an anthology of varied stories arranged to follow an emotional score from the heights of joy to the depths of despair – but always with a little hope shining through.
books.metaphorosis.com/anthology/20...
Score: an SFF symphony
What if prose were written like music? Score is an anthology of varied stories arranged to follow an emotional score from the heights of joy to the depths of despair – but always with a littl…
books.metaphorosis.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
What a beautiful concept! 🎶 The idea of intertwining music and prose is so inspiring! Looking forward to exploring the emotional journey in "Score"! 🌟 #SFF #BookLove
Gifts for #writers
Looking to buy a holiday present for a writer friend or to improve your own writing skill? Consider anthologies from our #Verdage imprint (thread).
bookshop.org/lists/verdage
Looking to buy a holiday present for a writer friend or to improve your own writing skill? Consider anthologies from our #Verdage imprint (thread).
bookshop.org/lists/verdage
Verdage
Science fiction and fantasy anthologies, often with an innovative approach to the process of writing.
bookshop.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Gifts for #writers
Looking to buy a holiday present for a writer friend or to improve your own writing skill? Consider anthologies from our #Verdage imprint (thread).
bookshop.org/lists/verdage
Looking to buy a holiday present for a writer friend or to improve your own writing skill? Consider anthologies from our #Verdage imprint (thread).
bookshop.org/lists/verdage
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FFer Read of the Day: "When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm" by @vanessafogg.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm - Lightspeed Magazine
When the Faerie King takes his tour of the human realm, he becomes---of course---a viral hit. The first posts and videos stream out from Shanghai, just after the New Year. He’s seen waiting patiently ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm" by @vanessafogg.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
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Liked this a lot when I first read it
- Child of the Mountain in @clarkesworldmagazine.com
Chime, the immortal child, takes care of the sisters' resurrections. Until she has an idea for herself...
Chime, the immortal child, takes care of the sisters' resurrections. Until she has an idea for herself...
Child of the Mountain by Gunnar De Winter
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Liked this a lot when I first read it
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If you're reading for awards, please consider my novelette "Cupernicity". I'm really pleased with it, and it's free to read!
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
Cupernicity, B. Morris Allen
The center of the universe shifts. When you’re young, it’s all about your principal carer, and food, and bedtime snuggles. As you age, gravity intervenes, and the center moves further away, to cliques...
futurefire.net
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you're reading for awards, please consider my novelette "Cupernicity". I'm really pleased with it, and it's free to read!
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
futurefire.net/2025.72/fict...
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Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰
It’s official! I have a short story collection coming out Nov 3! Pre-orders open now! And look at the gorgeous cover designed in-house by @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
www.interstellarflightpress.com/houseofillus...
www.interstellarflightpress.com/houseofillus...
The House of Illusionists by Vanessa Fogg
A sea-witch calls to souls from the deep. In modern suburbia, a middle-aged woman fights to keep her daughter from the clutches of a Faerie Queen. . . and finds herself confronting her own past and de...
www.interstellarflightpress.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰
Feersum Endjinn - Iain M. Banks,
4 stars,
I recommend it to Banks fans and to patient readers.
4 stars,
I recommend it to Banks fans and to patient readers.
Feersum Endjinn – Iain M. Banks
I recommend it to Banks fans and to patient readers.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Feersum Endjinn - Iain M. Banks,
4 stars,
I recommend it to Banks fans and to patient readers.
4 stars,
I recommend it to Banks fans and to patient readers.
Just a reminder to those who publish #ebooks only on Amazon that you're cutting off a substantial audience, now that it's impossible (I think) to get Amazon ebooks onto non-Kindle e-readers.
I've been frustrated that several books I'd like to buy are only on Amazon and not available in libraries.
I've been frustrated that several books I'd like to buy are only on Amazon and not available in libraries.
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just a reminder to those who publish #ebooks only on Amazon that you're cutting off a substantial audience, now that it's impossible (I think) to get Amazon ebooks onto non-Kindle e-readers.
I've been frustrated that several books I'd like to buy are only on Amazon and not available in libraries.
I've been frustrated that several books I'd like to buy are only on Amazon and not available in libraries.
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Got back from a West Coast trip to see family and found this waiting for me. My contributor copies of this very cool space horror anthology!
October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Got back from a West Coast trip to see family and found this waiting for me. My contributor copies of this very cool space horror anthology!
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Le Guin Prize winner Rebecca Campbell's debut collection is out this week!
Three-time World Fantasy Award Winner Andy Duncan says THE OTHER SHORE is “A landmark first collection from an extraordinary writer. Like an autoharpist from the hills, Campbell makes a high lonesome sound all her own.”
Three-time World Fantasy Award Winner Andy Duncan says THE OTHER SHORE is “A landmark first collection from an extraordinary writer. Like an autoharpist from the hills, Campbell makes a high lonesome sound all her own.”
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Le Guin Prize winner Rebecca Campbell's debut collection is out this week!
Three-time World Fantasy Award Winner Andy Duncan says THE OTHER SHORE is “A landmark first collection from an extraordinary writer. Like an autoharpist from the hills, Campbell makes a high lonesome sound all her own.”
Three-time World Fantasy Award Winner Andy Duncan says THE OTHER SHORE is “A landmark first collection from an extraordinary writer. Like an autoharpist from the hills, Campbell makes a high lonesome sound all her own.”
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Want to check out my Weird/dark eco-fantasy/horror novelette, the Final Sight?
It’s kind of like Princess Mononoke meets True Grit in a desert post apocalyptic landscape.
Fun stuff :)
It’s kind of like Princess Mononoke meets True Grit in a desert post apocalyptic landscape.
Fun stuff :)
Ebook readers: The Writhing, Verdant End is up for preorder and only $3.99 through our store! Support weird ecohorror and an indie press in these weird-ass times. #horrorfiction #weirdfiction #ecohorror
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October 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Want to check out my Weird/dark eco-fantasy/horror novelette, the Final Sight?
It’s kind of like Princess Mononoke meets True Grit in a desert post apocalyptic landscape.
Fun stuff :)
It’s kind of like Princess Mononoke meets True Grit in a desert post apocalyptic landscape.
Fun stuff :)
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Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
October 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
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Check it out at Interstellar Flight Press & while you're there you can sign up for the online launch on November 3!
The House of Illusionists by Vanessa Fogg
A sea-witch calls to souls from the deep. In modern suburbia, a middle-aged woman fights to keep her daughter from the clutches of a Faerie Queen. . . and finds herself confronting her own past and de...
www.interstellarflightpress.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Check it out at Interstellar Flight Press & while you're there you can sign up for the online launch on November 3!
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Vanessa Fogg's first story collection comes out next month. It is excellent. Highly recommended.
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Templeton Gate 3.0 - Literature - The House of Illusionists, and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg
Reviews of science fiction, fantasy and horror books, films, comics and television shows
templetongate.net
October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Vanessa Fogg's first story collection comes out next month. It is excellent. Highly recommended.
templetongate.net/house-of-ill...
templetongate.net/house-of-ill...