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6 free-to-read stories tagged “Slavery”

Blood Is Another Word for Hunger

Rivers Solomon Tor.com 2019 ShortStory Folk Tale 6,968 words

When her master dies in the American Civil War, a teen-age slave girl murders the rest of his family to gain her freedom, but she unwittingly opens a door to the spirit world, and she has to deal with the thing that comes through.

Historical FantasySlaveryHistorical USA

Content warnings 5

body-horrordeathgoreslaveryviolence

Feed Them on Your Dreams by E.N. Auslender

E.N. Auslender Clarkesworld 2026

Vacule Grievouss, as anyone would suspect, wasn’t bequeathed much in the way of opportunities by his parents. He was the child of two stack zappers operating out of the newly […]

AI FictionSlaverySardonic

Content warnings 2

child-abuseslavery

Legs

A.M. Maris Lightspeed 2026

He called her Legs. “Legs for days,” he’d say, his voice thick with wonder. When he spoke to her, she was filled with a warm, heady feeling that made her purr and rub against him. She had to be careful when she did, because she was still growing into her...

BiopunkSlaveryBleak

Content warnings 3

abuseanimal-harmviolence

PodCastle 957: Of Black Town’s Monster by Chaitanya Murali – PART ONE of Two

PodCastle 2026 ♪ audio

Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by Kaleidotrope, 2024 Contents Notes for colonisation, enslavement, torture, racism, and references to sexual assault Rated R Of...

Historical FantasySlaveryHistorical India

Content warnings 3

racismslaveryviolence

PodCastle 958: Of Black Town’s Monster by Chaitanya Murali – PART TWO of Two

PodCastle 2026 ♪ audio

Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by Kaleidotrope, 2024 Contents Notes for colonisation, enslavement, torture, racism, and references to sexual assault Rated R Of...

Historical FantasySlaveryHistorical India

Content warnings 3

goreslaveryviolence

PodCastle 694: Excavate

PodCastle 2021 ♪ audio

Author : Melody Gordon Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums FIYAH Literary Magazine Content warning for racism, oppression, and intergenerational trauma. Rated PG-13 Excavate by...

Science FantasySlaveryHistorical USA

Content warnings 3

racismsexual-violenceslavery