Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

A swordswoman in a remote village seems to live the same day over and over. A traveler meets her there and tries to break her free.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Apprentice bard Haworth could be on a ship home to visit her family already, if only her aggravating boss hadn't insisted she face down a beachful of enormous, creepy sand castles first. There's no path to the water, and these are no kids' sand castles—shoving sand aside isn't the way to make one.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Three days, young Larnia was lost in the deep dark of the sea. When her uncle Miron finds her in the crashing surf, drenched but alive, he believes it to be a miracle... until she opens her eyes.

Narrated by the author.

In "Silo", the narrator wakes up to find himself in a strange new world.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

The House of Geometers hides a dangerous secret from the tyrannical gaze of the Ecclesiasts, who use the addictive beauty of mathematics to control its congregations. What Luca learns within its walls leads to the ultimate test of his abilities. Set an impossible task by his mentor, his single-minded pursuit of the dark equations will destroy him from within if he can’t learn self-control.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Jade, a companion gynoid, has always gotten anything she wanted. But now she wants something dangerous, something her best friend and creator doesn’t want her to have: the answer to the question, “why do I exist?”

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Is it possible to escape your destiny? A young woman tries to forge her own future but will ultimately have to confront how much she is willing to sacrifice.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Now that Elsie's dead, all she wants is to find a place where she can enjoy the stories she loves. But first, she has to make it past the guardians of the underworld.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.

Ilyas Bardakci has escaped the destruction of everything and everyone he has ever known, Revenge is the first thing on his mind, revenge for those who might have been saved. First, he has to save himself.

Narrated by the author.

In the town of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, the children ride sleds down the parched shore. They dig in the sand for bones and beer tabs and lost jewelry.

Narrated by host Matt Gomez.