Nika Murphy Apex 2024 ShortStory Fantasy 3,904 words details

"Not all the ghosts of Chornobyl died in 1986. Some died years—decades—later, bodies ravaged by mutated cells. They were a hundred kilometers away, not realizing their favorite mug was doused with irradiated atoms from the destroyed reactor. I died in...

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Nika Murphy Clarkesworld 2023 ShortStory Science Fiction 4,020 words details

"The number one thing to remember about matchmaking on Station 9 is to keep your hyper-synesthesia under control. When the client sitting across from you huffs and purses her lips, and trails of gray and beige puffs follow her every move, under no...

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