Sages of Metaphorosis: speculative stories by older authors

From the Metaphorosis Library Collection, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by authors over 50. These are not necessarily stories about ageing, but stories by authors whose long life experience informs their writing.

Writing is a timeless, ageless thing. Some start when they’re in their teens, some when they retire. Some write their whole lives, some only for a few years, but all writers bring to their work the things they’ve learned and felt. Here are 20 stories by writers who have a lot to bring to the table.

This collection of stories by older authors is drawn from Metaphorosis magazine’s first nine years of publication. They include light-hearted stories of gnomes and exes, of magic and discovery, and of tenacity and resistance. They’ll all bring something new to your life!

Contents

I Will Go Gently - Susan McDonough-WachtmanRowboat - K.G. AndersonWhat the Darkness Is - Simon KewinAutumn’s Come Undone - Sharmon GazawayGoing Home - Martin WestlakeTime’s Arrow - C. HeidmannStand or Fall - David WhitmarshPapa Pedro’s Children - Karl DandenellThe Secret Keeper - Pauline YatesThe Diamond Noose - Ramez YoakeimVacation Gnomes - Aaron DaMommioThe Dragon and the Unicorn - Wade DarginSwitch - Lisa ClarkHomecoming - A.C. WorthLight Winds With a Chance of Velociraptors - Michelle Ann KingA Life of Color - N.V. HaskellWhen Darkness Falls on Edinburgh - C.J. ErickKoehl’s Quality Impressions - Tim McDanielSpells for Going Forth by Day - V.G. CampenDragons I Have Slain - B. Morris Allen