Metaphorosis: Best of 2023 (Best of Metaphorosis)

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.

Memories, travel, and identity. Becoming a tree, applying to college by grappling hook, and living with a monster in your heart - the best science fiction and fantasy stories from Metaphorosis magazine's eighth year.

Contents

• The Conch Shell - Elizabeth Raphael
• The Excursionist of JCPenney - Chris Panatier
• Arborify - Cadence Mandybura
• Pain Eater - Danny Menter
• She Was the Universe - Damian Stockli
• Catching College - Maggie Slater
• The Beast-Consul - E.C. Dorgan
• Visions for the Independent City of New York - Cidney Mayes
• Astrid Underwater - J.J. Eskelin
• Useful and Beautiful Things - E. Saxey
• A Wielder Does Not Know Regret - Katherine Karch
• Packing List for Oblivion - Cameron Bertron
• Nothing but the Gods On Their Backs - Alex T. Singer

Cover art by Carol Wellart.