Fiction by Michelle Ann King
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
New Podcast! Not Recommended for Guests of a Philosophically Uncertain Disposition at Tall Tale TV
Friday, February 23, 2024
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW:
I Am Not Your Doppelgänger (fantasy) appeared in Flights of Fantasy (Ed. Stacey Jaine McIntosh, Iron Faerie Publishing), Oct 2023
Supply, Demand, and Armageddon (comic SF) appeared in Androids and Dragons, Nov 2023
The Restoration of Carrion Cottage (horror) appeared in Dark Moments Year 5 (Black Hare Press), Dec 2023
The Day My Mum Chucked a Bloke From the Government Through the Wormhole in Our Garden (comic fantasy) appeared in Impossible Worlds Issue IV, Dec 2023
FORTHCOMING:
Not Recommended for Guests of a Philosophically Uncertain Disposition (comic fantasy) will appear on Tall Tale TVThursday, January 11, 2024
New story! The Day My Mum Chucked a Bloke From the Government Through the Wormhole in Our Garden in Impossible Worlds
Out now! Impossible Worlds Issue IV, featuring my comic fantasy 'The Day My Mum Chucked a Bloke From the Government Through the Wormhole in Our Garden'
Six stories of wonder, amazement, and just straight up oddities! From a cat obsessed with Duchovny to government interference in spatial anomalies, this 4th edition of Impossible Worlds is sure to please any SFF Fan.
Find it here: Impossible Worlds Issue IV, Dec 2023
Friday, January 5, 2024
New story! The Restoration of Carrion Cottage in Dark Moments
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Reprint! 'Supply, Demand, and Armageddon' in Androids & Dragons
My science-meets-capitalism comic SF story, 'Supply, Demand, and Armageddon,' first published by Wyldblood Magazine in April 2022, has been reprinted by new spec fic journal Androids and Dragons.
'Seriously? Have you never watched a single science fiction film in your entire life?' She shook her head. 'I've seen this story before, Remi, and it doesn't end well.'
Read it for free here
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Reprint! I Am Not Your Doppelgänger in 'Flights of Fantasy'
My fantasy flash piece 'I Am Not Your Doppelgänger,' originally published by The Flash Fiction Press, is out now in the new anthology 'Flights of Fantasy' from Iron Faerie Press.
Dive into a realm where magic knows no bounds, and legends come to life. From the mystical depths of ancient forests to the soaring heights of dragon filled skies, these tales will transport you to worlds where heroes rise, kingdoms clash, and the extraordinary becomes ordinary. Whether you seek epic adventures, tales of mystical creatures, or stories of unlikely heroes, this anthology has it all! Prepare to be spellbound and experience the magic of an entire universe in a single book...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW:
Dead Bodies Don't Scream (Horror) appeared in Dark Tales 4 (Ed. Dorothy Davies, Gravestone Press), July 2023
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance (SF) appeared in audio at Manawaker Studio Flash Fiction Podcast ep 0823, July 2023
Not the Pizza Girl (Comic fantasy) appeared in The Best of Metastellar Year 2 (Ed. Geordie Morse, Maria Gringa, Melody Friedenthal, Metastellar Press)
FORTHCOMING:
Supply, Demand, and Armageddon (SF) will appear in Androids & Dragons Magazine
At the Bottom of the Rabbit Hole, Please Proceed to Checkout (SF) will appear in Paranoid Tree
The Day My Mum Chucked a Bloke From the Government Through the Wormhole in Our Garden (Comic Fantasy) will appear in Impossible Worlds Quarterly
Friday, September 29, 2023
Reprint! Not the Pizza Girl in Best of Metastellar Year 2
Out Now! The Best of Metastellar Year Two, featuring my comic fantasy 'Not the Pizza Girl'
Forty-eight enthralling stories from the most talented new science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Reprint! We're All Friends Here in Dark Matter 16
Thursday, July 20, 2023
New Podcast! You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance at Manawaker Studios
My SF story You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance, about gambling with the sands of time, is out in audio now at the Manawaker Studios Flash Fiction Podcast, ep 0823. Listen to it here!
Friday, July 7, 2023
Reprint! Dead Bodies Don't Scream in Dark Tales 4
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW
The Bad Ones are Always the Best (Horror) appeared in episode 468 of Drabblecast and the second issue of The Tentaculum
Nor Any Drop to Drink (Horror) appeared in The Flash of Fangs (Ed. Parth Sarathi Chakraborty, Wicked Shadow Press)
FORTHCOMING
Dead Bodies Don't Scream (Horror) will appear in Dark Tales 4 from Gravestone Press
Not the Pizza Girl (Fantasy) will appear in Metastallar Year 2 anthology
Reprint! The Bad Ones are Always the Best in The Tentaculum
The second issue of The Tentaculum, the Drabblecast's quarterly magazine of weird fiction, has been released under a creative commons license. That means it's available for everyone to download and read for free! Features my story 'The Bad Ones are Always the Best'
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Reprint! Nor Any Drop to Drink in The Flash of Fangs
My wee vampire story 'Nor Any Drop to Drink' appeared in a new anthology 'The Flash of Fangs' from the fine folks at Wicked Shadow Press. Out now!
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
New podcast! 'The Bad Ones are Always the Best' at Drabblecast
My horror story 'The Bad Ones are Always the Best' (first published Kzine) has been produced by the fine folks at Drabblecast - take a listen here!
THE BAD ONES ARE ALWAYS THE BEST - 2.409 WORDS
Marty’s grandson takes the cup of tea he’s offered — without saying thank you, mind — and stares at it dubiously, as if he doesn’t know what it is. Marty wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t; kids all seem to be brought up on vitamin water and kale juice, these days.Monday, February 20, 2023
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW:
'What Do You See in This Picture?' (Crime) appeared in The Dark City Magazine, Jan 2023
'Where There's Magic' (Fantasy) appeared in Dragon Gems, Jan 2023
'Inside' (Horror) appeared in Love Me Love Me Not (Black Hare Press) Feb 2023
FORTHCOMING:
'We're All Friends Here' (SF) will appear in issue 16 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jul 23
'The Restoration of Carrion Cottage' (Horror) will appear in the Black Hare Press Patreon and Year Five anthology, 2023
'Howling at the Waning Moon' (Fantasy) will appear in Calliope Interactive, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Reprint! 'Inside' in Love Me, Love Me Not from Black Hare Press
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Reprint! Where There's Magic in Dragon Gems Winter 2023
Out now from Water Dragon Press! Dragon Gems (Winter 2023): tales to warm your imagination during the cold winter months.
I'm thrilled to be included in this inaugural edition with a reprint of my dark fantasy story 'Where There's Magic,' (first published in Kaleidotrope April 2016), about warring twin sisters using the power of death magic in a cycle of murder and revenge.
The anthology also features stories by Christina Ardizzone, Matt Bliss, Gustavo Bondoni, Micah Castle, Nestor Delfino, C. M. Fields, Andrew Giffin, Emma Kathryn, Jason Lairamore, Eve Morton, Lena Ng, S. Park, Arlo Sharp, Mar Vincent, and Richard Zwicker.
Dragon Gems (Winter 2023) is available now in hardcover, trade paperback, and digital editions from most online booksellers.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
New Story! 'What Do You See in This Picture?' in The Dark City Magazine
The latest issue of The Dark City crime & mystery magazine is out now, featuring my story 'What Do You See in This Picture?'
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW
What Doesn't Kill You (Horror) appeared in Dark Tales 1 (Ed. Dorothy Davies, Gravestone Press) Nov 22
Sale or Return (SF) appeared in Planetside (Ed. Eric Fomley, Shacklebound Books) Nov 22
Balloons (SF) appeared in Martian Magazine Issue 7, Nov 22
Gifted (SF) appeared in Eidolotry Issue 2, Jan 23
FORTHCOMING
The Bad Ones are Always the Best (Horror) will appear at Drabblecast
Inside (Horror) will appear in Valentine from Black Hare Press
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Reprint! 'Gifted' in Eidolotry Issue 2
From Psycho Toxin Press: This month we shine a spotlight on the darkness that is unique to the United Kingdom. We've got five horrifying tales from the hottest voices across the pond.
Featuring my story 'Gifted'
Francie sat cross-legged on the floor. The rough carpet scratched her legs and she shifted position.Tuesday, December 13, 2022
New drabble! 'Balloons' in Martian Magazine
Martian is a magazine of science fiction drabbles, stories told in exactly 100 words. Each quarter, we'll bring you twenty-six new, evocative science fiction micros from new and award-winning authors. Our seventh issue features stories from Rich Larson, Michelle Ann King, Liam Hogan, Marisca Pichette, Christopher Rowe, Adriana C. Grigore, James Van Pelt, Jason Burnham, Marc A. Criley, and many other writers from around the globe.
Monday, November 28, 2022
Reprint! 'Sale or Return' in Planetside
Out now! My SF drabble 'Sale or Return,' previously published at Scribes Micro Fiction (Apr 2021) has been reprinted in the wonderful collection 'Planetside' (Ed. Eric Fomley) from Shacklebound Books.
Planetside is an anthology of drabbles, stories of exactly 100 words. Within these pages are micro science fiction stories from Liam Hogan, Marc Criley, Michelle Ann King, Marisca Pichette, Anna Madden, and many, many others!Thursday, November 17, 2022
Out Now! What Doesn't Kill You in Dark Tales from Gravestone Press
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW:
The Voices of the Dead (Horror) appeared in Tales from the Moonlit Path, Aug 2022
On Blackened Wings (Horror) appeared in Keys to the Highway (Ed. Dorothy Davies, Gravestone Press) Sep 2022
Never Meet Your Heroes (Comic Fantasy) and The Logistics of the End of the World (SF Horror) appeared in The Fifth Di... (Hiraeth Publishing), Sep 2022
And in the End They All Lived Happily Ever After (Fantasy) appeared in Bards & Sages Quarterly, Oct 2022
FORTHCOMING:
Balloons (SF) will appear in issue 7 of Martian Magazine, Nov 22
In the Fog, There's Nothing but Grey (Dark fantasy) will appear in Silver Blade, 2022
Where There's Magic (Fantasy) will appear in The Storyteller Series, Jan 2023
Gifted (Horror) will appear in Eidetic issue 3, 2023
What Do You See in This Picture? (Crime) will appear in The Dark City Magazine, 2023
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Reprint! 'And in the End, They All Lived Happily Ever After' in Bards & Sages
Friday, October 7, 2022
New stories in The Fifth Di...
My first double-header! Two of my stories, Never Meet Your Heroes (Comic Fantasy) and The Logistics of the End of the World (SF Horror) appear in the current issue of The Fifth Di... from Hiraeth Publishing, out now!
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Pre-order! Martian Magazine Issue 7
Martian is a magazine of science fiction drabbles, stories told in exactly 100 words. Each quarter, we'll bring you twenty-six new, evocative science fiction micros from new and award-winning authors. Our seventh issue features stories from Rich Larson, Michelle Ann King, Liam Hogan, Marisca Pichette, Christopher Rowe, Adriana C. Grigore, James Van Pelt, Jason Burnham, Marc A. Criley, and many other writers from around the globe.
Monday, September 12, 2022
New Story! On Blackened Wings in Keys to the Highway (Gravestone Press), Sep 22
The key is the empowerment, those who hold the key to the car has the keys to the highway... here are stories of haunted roads and strange vehicles, of wild driving and those driven by the need for revenge... follow the wheels, see where they take you - just beware which way you come back...
Keys to the Highway, Out now from Gravestone Press, including my apocalypse road trip story 'On Blackened Wings'
Thursday, September 1, 2022
New story! The Voices of the Dead in Tales from the Moonlit Path
A wee ghost story out now, in the summer edition of Tales from the Moonlit Path.
The Voices of the Dead (500 words)
It’s not uncommon, apparently, for the newly bereaved to hear the voices of their dead. All the counsellors said so...
Friday, August 12, 2022
Latest Story News!
OUT NOW:
Inside (Horror) appeared in Drabbledark II (Ed. Eric Fomley, Shacklebound Books), May 2022
Light Winds with a Chance of Velociraptors (Comic Fantasy) appeared in DreamForge Magazine, Jun 2022
Organic Materials (Comic horror) appeared in Daikajuzine Issue 10, Jun 2022
Apples and Trees (Crime) appeared in Jacked: a crime fiction anthology (Ed. Vern Smith, Run Amok Books) Jul 2022
FORTHCOMING:
Never Meet Your Heroes (Comic Fantasy) will appear in The Fifth Di... 2022
Where There's Magic (Fantasy) will appear in Dragon Gems (Water Dragon Publishing), 2023
The Voices of the Dead (Horror) will appear in Tales from the Moonlit Path, Aug 2022