Speculative stories of love and disaster.Aliens, androids, magic, destruction and romance, all mixed together in this quarter century of science fiction and fantasy stories from B. Morris Allen.Includes the complete contents of the collections Metaphorosis, Start With Stones, and Tocsin, plus a few extras, and author's notes for each story.ContentsFirst Era - Waiting for Inspiration  Blind - Who says you're not god?  Sacrifice - When you don't stop for death.  Erm the Invincible - Sometimes, they're not wrong.  Proteus' Revenge - Words are tricky, mutable entities. Be nice to them.Second Era - So That's How It Works  Spring and the Arachnodactylist - It's a warm, sunny day. Why not stay inside and read?  Metaphorosis - Never change, sweetheart. Not into that.  Manifest Destiny - In the city of prophecy, a hero arrives on the wings of destiny - just in time for his appointment.  The Digital Revival - Don't point that at me, it has a nail in it.  Silver Lining - Why can't the elder races just learn to get along?  One Fine Day in Asgard - What the gods do before twilight  The Matter of God - Just what are gods made of, anyway, and who makes them?  The First Assembly of God - Putting together a god is a delicate business. Especially if you don't read the instructions.  All's Fair - On the day before the last battle, the old powers rally for a final effort.  Drive Like Lightning ... - After following an ancient trail into the territory of the deadly Mechanics, one woman and her ship must escape with vital information.  ...Crash Like Thunder - The alien Mechanics attacked from nowhere and for no reason. Or did they?Third Era - In Search of Misplaced Time  Maison d'Etre - Are you living someone else's life? Should you be?  The Dark Distillery - Where does evil go when it's gone?  Crash Boom Bang - A story at any length you like.  Parabolic - One man, one cave, an audience.  The Girl Who Just Went Wrong - And why she did it.  Dancing Through Winter - Having played all summer, the human race must dance all winter to stay warm.  Coup de Tart - The true story of the Knave of Hearts  At Stake - Condemned as a witch, a woman searches for one last sign of love.  House of Hope - Stone and timber make a house, and much, much more.  My Trip to the Awe Tanks - A young boy's look at progress.  Palimpsest - Change is for the better. Isn't it?  Tocsin - A lonely buoy stands guard.  Crust - Where do you go when the going gets painful? And how do you get back?  Start with Stones - If you look for magic under rocks, you might find something you don't expect.  The Stone in the Sword - Some things TH White never quite got around to explaining.

Allenthology: Volume I

Literature & Fiction

Allen, B. Morris

Short Stories & Anthologies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The best vegan science fiction and fantasy stories of 2016. Twelve stories of mysterious aliens, unusual pets, messages from the future, witchcraft, and much more. And what's more, they're all vegan friendly. No skipping over the ugly parts; there are none. Just interesting ideas, good stories, and great writing! Stories include: <ul>
<li>My Dog is the Constellation Canis Major - Jarod K. Anderson
</li> <li>Images Across a Shattered Sea - Stewart C. Baker
</li> <li>Rowboat - K. G. Anderson
</li> <li>Daughter of the Sea - George Nikolopoulos
</li> <li>Tides of Reflection - Mark Rookyard
</li> <li>Lift Up Your Cores, O Ye Ships - Tracy Canfield
</li> <li>Strix Antiqua - Hamilton Perez
</li> <li>May Dreams Shelter Us - Kate O'Connor
</li> <li>Spoiler: She Leaves Him - Jack Noble
</li> <li>Murder on the Adriana - James Ross
</li> <li>Closed Circuit - J. S. Arquin
</li> <li>Small Magics - Kelly Sandoval
</li>
</ul>

Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2016 (Best Vegan SFF)

Anderson, Jarod K.

Noble, Jack

Anderson, K.G.

O'Connor, Kate

Perez, Hamilton

Baker, Stewart C

Nikolopoulos, George

Rookyard, Mark

Canfield, Tracy

Metaphorosis Books

A baker's dozen of the best science fiction and fantasy stories of 2017 that happen to be vegan-friendly. Bluebird - Benjamin Cort Ligeia is Waiting - Russell Hemmell Oven Game - Paul A. Hamilton Cold Comforts - Graham Robert Scott Lake Oreyd - Damien Krsteski A Nightingale's Map of the City - Suzanne J. Willis Angels at the Border - Ian Rennie Sharpington's Coffers: Current Score 49.8 - Erik Goldsmith Sundown on the Hill - Timothy Mudie Business as Usual - N.R. Lambert Bad News from the Future - Angus Cervantes The Cure for Cancer - Ryan FitzpatrickThe Lost Languages of Exiles - Laura E. Price

Best Vegan Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2017 (Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy)

Hemmell, Russell

Fitzpatrick, Ryan

Mudie, Timothy

Price, Laura E.

Lambert, N. R.

Cervantes, Angus

Cort, Benjamin

Hamilton, Paul A.

Scott, Graham Robert

The best vegan science fiction and fantasy stories of 2018. Fifteen stories of gods and monsters, of love and cruelty, of memories and mementos, of futures and pasts. Stories drawn from Clarkesworld, Galaxy's Edge, Abyss and Apex, Escape Pod, Nature, and Metaphorosis. And they're all vegan-friendly to boot! Always Dawn to Forever Night — Luke Elliott Pandora, Rising — George Nikolopoulos All the Colors I Cannot See — L'Erin Ogle Replica — Pauline Yates The Seer at Sunset Hills Shopping Plaza — Katherine Perdue Elegy of Carbon — Benjamin C. Kinney A Cigarette Burn on Your Memory — Bo Balder Twins — Gregory Kane Subtle Ways Each Time — Y.M. Pang Combustion — Kai Hudson In All Possible Futures — Dantzel Cherry Sorry Sorry Sorry and I Love You — L'Erin Ogle Last Contact — Graham Robert Scott It Feels Like Déjà Vu — Phong Quan A House on the Volga — Filip Wiltgren

Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

Kane, Gregory

Balder, Bo

Yates, Pauline

Ogle, L'Erin

Kinney, Benjamin C.

Elliott, Luke

Perdue, Katherine

Plant Based Press

The best vegan science fiction and fantasy stories of 2019. Seventeen stories of kings made of sand, alien gods, illicit reading, and most of all, growth.

Best Vegan Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 (Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy)

Kern, Simone

Ashton, Edward

Kirrin, Kyle

Kemp, Juliet

Krsteski, Damien

De Winter, Gunnar

Waddell, Jack Neel

Giovina, Madi

Fourteen stories of aliens, sacrifice, magic, dinosaurs, and hope. And they're all vegan-friendly to boot! 
Lingua Franca — Amelia Fisher 
Rekindled — Mikko Rauhala Seven Scraps Unwritten — L. Chan The First Step in Our Evolution — Marisca Pichette The Skin of Aquila Cadens — Chris Panatier Everything But the Moon — Bo Balder The Firmament — Douglas Anstruther The Preserved City — Charles Schoenfeld Where the Old Neighbors Go — Thomas Ha Lighter than Air — Liam Hogan Regret’s Relief — Travis Wade Beaty 
Old News — Gustavo Bondoni The Chorley — Rachel Ayers The Dinosaur’s Valentine — Abra Staffin-Wiebe 
Cover art by vegan artist Bonnie Leeman.

Best Vegan Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 (Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy)

Panatier, Chris

Schoenfeld, Charles

Chan, L.

Fisher, Amelia

Pichette, Marisca

Rauhala, Mikko

Anstruther, Douglas

HOPE: The Thing With Feathers

Smith, Chloe

Villers, Veda

Fullerton, HL

Ruhmkorff, Sam

Orridge, Anna

Scardham, Jade

Darrow, Erin

Contelmo, Gabrielle

Reading 5X5 x3: Changes

How SFF stories move from ‘maybe’ to publishedWhat's needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process?Reading 5X5 x3 presents 15 case studies of stories published in Metaphorosis magazine. For each story, the anthology includes:Final version — the published version of the storyRevision notes — the editor's initial feedback on the submitted version; the author's intent for the piece; and notes from both author and editor about the editorial process: what surprised, pleased, or disappointed them about the process and the result.Original version — the version of the story originally submitted.There's also an extensive list of common writing flaws, suggestions on how to address them, and examples of stories from the anthology that faced those issues.Reading 5X5 x3 offers not only a selection of great science fiction and fantasy stories, but a terrific learning tool for writers.If you've ever wondered what it takes to get a story published, here's the answer for 15 stories from Metaphorosis.

Gardner, Michael

Shelby, Jennifer

Fuller, E.C.

Westlake, Martin

Sensarma, Abhijato

Dargin, Wade

Torone, Lori J.

Verdage

How SFF stories move from ‘maybe’ to published 
What's needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process? 
Reading 5X5 x3 presents 15 case studies of stories published in Metaphorosis magazine. For each story, the anthology includes: Final version — the published version of the story Revision notes — the editor's initial feedback on the submitted version; the author's intent for the piece; and notes from both author and editor about the editorial process: what surprised, pleased, or disappointed them about the process and the result. Original version — the version of the story originally submitted. 
There's also an extensive list of common writing flaws, suggestions on how to address them, and examples of stories from the anthology that faced those issues. 
Reading 5X5 x3 offers not only a selection of great science fiction and fantasy stories, but a terrific learning tool for writers. 
If you've ever wondered what it takes to get a story published, here's the answer for 15 stories from Metaphorosis.

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.The best stories from Metaphorosis magazine's second year. Stories of snow queens and their daughters, of invisible giants and their vanished lovers, of curses and quests and searches for meaning.Contents: Snow Queen - T. R. North Making the List - David Hammond A Nightingale’s Map of the City - Suzanne J. Willis The Questioning Bell - Jason Baltazar Lake Oreyd - Damien Krsteski The Illuminator Leaves - Molly Etta Sundown on the Hill - Timothy Mudie Notes Towards a New Fairytale - Patrick Doerksen The Lost Languages of Exiles - Laura E. Price HOPper - Charlotte H. Lee The Wife of Fabian Vitalik - Mariah Montoya Radical Abundance - Angie Lathrop The Snow Queen’s Daughter - Sean R. RobinsonCover art by Kathryn Weaver.

Metaphorosis: Best of 2017 (Best of Metaphorosis)

Willis, Suzanne J.

North, T. R.

Robinson, Sean R.

Baltazar, Jason

Etta, Molly

Lee, Charlotte H.

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