Alaya Dawn Johnson
Clarkesworld
2024
Novelette
Science Fiction
8,450 words
details
"The oldest members of the asamblea all agree that the idea for El Zopilote came out of the Plantation in Texas, back when it was still one more state in the old US. The Plantation is what they called the Sysco-Bush Memorial Carceral Center and it had...
DystopiaRacismAmerican Southwest
Content warnings 3
deathsexual-violenceviolence
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Uncanny
2025
Novelette
Science Fiction
10,016 words
details
"…but what is it like, having a war criminal as your past life?” Sadie Salazar, Licensed Life Speaker, should have been professionally above the prurient interest lighting her hazel eyes, and much too old for the giddy excitement that lifted the corners of...
DystopiaClass InequalityPost Apocalyptic
Content warnings 3
sexual-violencesuicidewar
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Reactor
2025
Novelette
Fantasy
7,560 words
details
A woman losing her sight turns to small family magics to save the lives of those she loves the most.
Historical FantasyRacismElegiac
Content warnings 1
war