About our authors, artists, and the work they create
JT Gill is a pianoman who enjoys sports of most any kind, spending time with friends and family, and savoring large bowls of cereal. He and his wife live in Fairfax, Virginia, just outside of D.C., where they are probably on an adventure.
J. T. Gill’s story “Never Miss: Moses Abebe is a Machine” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 30 December 2016. Subscribe to our e-mail updates so you’ll know when new stories go live.
Vanessa Fogg’s story “In Dew and Frost and Flame” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 3 June 2016. This story was born from the wreckage of a different, failed story. I’d been trying to write a story about a wizard’s house. In this story, a house has been abandoned for years, is eventually taken over by the county for unpaid taxes, and a housecleaning crew is assigned to clean the place up for sale. Since …
Q: If you could have any super power, what would it be?
A: The ability to travel instantaneously to any point in the universe. Despite all its riches, the Earth is obviously only a tiny, tiny portion of reality. What other wonders are out there? I’d love to be able to find out…
Simon Kewin’s story “The Stars are Tiny Lights on a Perfect Black Dome” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 16 December 2016. Subscribe to our e-mail updates so you’ll know when new stories go live.
Taylor Hornig is a speculative fiction writer based in New Hampshire. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing video games, and hanging out with her very fuzzy dogs.
Taylor Hornig’s story “The Doctor’s Mask” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 23 December 2016. Subscribe to our e-mail updates so you’ll know when new stories go live.
Q: What is your favourite part of writing?
A: My favorite part of writing is polishing. I do love the initial fervor of the onset of idea–but I struggle (usually) with working out the whole story. That’s where the hard labor comes in. But once I have my “skeleton draft,” as I call it, I love to see how the story fleshes itself out, often in ways I never dreamed. And I love to edit, but especially the part beyond mere copy editing, which is where the metaphors turn more apt, or interesting names are conjured up, etc. Then the story ceases to be just a skeleton, even a fleshed out one, and gains a personality, maybe even a soul.
Sandi Leibowitz’s story “The Nature of Glass” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 9 December 2016. Subscribe to our e-mail updates so you’ll know when new stories go live.
Simon Kewin is the author of over 100 published short and flash stories as well as several novels. He writes fantasy, science fiction, and some stories that can’t make their minds up. He lives in England with his wife and their daughters.
Simon Kewin’s story “The Stars are Tiny Lights on a Perfect Black Dome” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 16 December 2016. Subscribe to our e-mail updates so you’ll know when new stories go live.
