Short Fiction
My published short fiction, and where to find it:
Short stories and essays
Hitler and the Rabbit
A time-travelling rabbit meets Hitler, with disastrous consequences.
New Orbit Magazine (closed mid-2020), Issue 3, June 2018.
Fluffy
Not all werewolves run with the pack.
Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2018
Grass Still Grows
The oceans are rising and hope is slipping away
Winner of Climate Change Theatre Action contest, 2017.
Printed in New Orbit Magazine, Issue 5, February 2019.
Reprinted July 2021, in Little Blue Marble and Tipping Points anthology, December 2021.
The Ghost in the Coffee Machine
When you're dying for a cup of coffee...
Thrilling Words (closed), July 2019.
Little Monster
Never ever flush a ghost down the toilet.
Thrilling Words (closed), July 2019.
Dear Santa
A dyslexic girl accidentally summons Satan.
Antipodean SF, January 2020.
Jackalope
You never know what you might meet in the desert.
Hawthorne & Ash Micro-story Anthology, Iron Faerie Publishing, December 2019.
Rare Breed
A woolly tale of high-flying sheep.
New Orbit Magazine (closed), Issue 8, February 2020.
First Encounter
Unicorns aren't as sweet as the stories say.
Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2020, October 2020.
Cat Videos
An alien encounter of a different kind.
The Cosmic Gossip, October 2020.
Night Fishing
Go fishing on certain nights and you may find there's more than fish to be caught.
The Book of Idle Tales, October 2020.
SJV long list finalist, 2021
Mirror, Mirror
This is the real reason you can't lose weight.
The Drabble, February 2021
The Walls Have Tongues
When you visit the House of Flesh, please don't touch the walls.
Antipodean SF, May 2021
Breath
The adventures of a maker of clockwork automatons and her sword-slinging girlfriend.
Prismatica Magazine, June 2021
Reprinted All Worlds Wayfarer Magazine December 2021
Finalist for Sir Julius Vogel Awards, 2022
Happy Birthday
A short story about my mother.
Mum Life Stories July 2021
The Offering
The Monster Under the Bed
A pair of horror drabbles.
666 Dark Drabbles Anthology August 2021
My Left Leg
Be careful where you bury those unwanted body parts.
Beyond the Grave Anthology October 2021
Hans and Gretta
A scifi interpretation of Hansel & Gretel set in a future Germany after the robot wars.
Timeless 2 Anthology November 2021
Expanded version available on Royal Road.
They found a replacement for fossil fuels, but at what cost?
Daily Science Fiction, 18th January, 2022
Burning Bright
Lions and tigers, oh my!
Printed takahe magazine, 13th April 2022
What should a man do when his neighbor starts a new religion?
Particular Passages 3: West Wing July 2022
The Gigglers and the Jinx
Something keeps laughing in the forest.
Cloaked Press: Winter of Wonder: Fauna Anthology, December 2022
The Dream Auditor
It doesn't pay to interfere with a girl's dreams.
Iron Faerie: Flights of Fantasy Anthology. October 2023.
The Hunt
Ever had a recurring nightmare you can't wake up from?
https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2024/the-hunt-by-s-a-mckenzie/
Kaleidotrope, Fall Issue, October 2024
Coming soon...
Leader of the Pack
A return to the post-apocalyptic magical North America featured in a number of my stories.
Fires of Retribution Anthology, 2024
