“One human life is deeper than the ocean. Strange fishes and sea-monsters and mighty plants live in the rock-bed of our spirits.”
—Ben Okri
—Ben Okri
Issue 2017.40
![[ Issue 2017.40; Cover art © 2017 Carmen Moran ]](http://futurefire.net/images/f40cover.jpg "[ Issue 2017.40; Cover art © 2017 Carmen Moran ]")
Flash fiction - ‘Seven Choices’, Rachel Rodman (illustrated by Cécile Matthey) (cn: abortion; sa)
- ‘The Thinnest Veil’, Peri L. Fletcher (illustrated by Miranda Jean)
- ‘Changer's Wood’, Stephen Taylor (illustrated by Pear Nuallak)
- ‘Sometimes I Am Drowning’, Louise Hughes (illustrated by Katharine A. Viola)
- ‘On Your Wings’, Omi Wilde (illustrated by Rachel Linn)
- ‘Proven Strategies in Human Public Relations’, Davian Aw (illustrated by Carmen Moran)
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Honored to be part of this issue! As I was doing the illustrations for Omi Wilde's story, I kept thinking about how putting together a journal is kind of like what happens with the net (and crown) in "On Your Wings"
ReplyDeleteOh! I love that comparison (almost as much as I loved your gorgeous and evocative illustrations!)
DeleteWow. I just read "Seven Choices" by Rachel Rodman--which is hauntingly emotive for such a short work. It's a great story that leaves you thinking a lot longer than it takes to read it.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled to have my story in this beautiful issue of The Future Fire. All the artwork is superlative, adding a visual component that brings the stories and poem closer. I thought about all the stories after reading them. Taylor, Hughes and Wilde's poignant stories created unique worlds, and characters the readers could root for. I'm looking forward to the next issue.
ReplyDeleteFinally got time to sit down and savour all the wonderful stories that I'm honoured to have been published along side. Vivid and thought-provoking stories all, but I especially loved Taylor's "Changer's Wood" and Fletcher's "The Thinnest Veil" -- perhaps because the themes of growth and acceptance and forging of unique paths are so important to me.
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