Author: maddie

  • Poem in The Minison Zine

    Poem in The Minison Zine

    The latest edition of The Minison Zine has just come out, with my short piece “The Language of Flowers—” (opens to pdf) rounding out the collection. Inspired by Issue 15’s theme “full bloom”, I used the format of Victorian floriography to revisit the mythological associations of three plants. Just as I was writing this post…

  • #sfstoryoftheday

    #sfstoryoftheday

    First of all—my short story “Honey Trap”, recently published online with Crow & Cross Keys, has been selected as an #sfstoryoftheday by M. A. Blanchard! Look into the hashtag on Twitter for a curated offering of speculative short fiction. It’s an honour to have my “story full of good bits” receive this recommendation. (As described…

  • Accepted for Swim Press

    Accepted for Swim Press

    Swim Press, an indie literary journal based out of Lancaster, will be publishing my short story “If the Shoe Fits(?)” in their second issue! Queer identities and our relationship with our bodies are frequent themes in my work and I’m excited to be exploring them in the upcoming “bodies”-themed print issue. Watch this space for…

  • “Honey Trap” in Crow & Cross Keys

    “Honey Trap” in Crow & Cross Keys

    My short story “Honey Trap” has been published with Crow & Cross Keys, a free-to-read online literary journal. I was touched by the editor’s words at publication time: “Our Saturday offering is longer than our usual, and we think it’s just brilliant. […] When we read this story we wanted more. We weren’t ready to…