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OUT NOW: ‘Necrobiome Love Affair’ in Metamorphosis

My strange little story about the cycles of life, death, and love is now available to purchase in the Metamorphosis anthology!

So happy to be back again with another story in the Aberystwyth MA Anthology. One of the editors called my piece ‘confusingly comforting,’ which I’m pretty happy with!

As I said in my acceptance post, Necrobiome Love Affair is inspired by my current obsession of flies, maggots, and decay. It’s written from the perspective of a dead body and follows the decomposition of the corpse and its relationship to the lifecycles of flies as a metaphor for failed romances. I think people with literary gothic sensibilities will enjoy it: it’s got death, rot, and weird sexual undertones.

Metamorphosis was a great pick for the theme by the editors–there’s just so many ways you can explore it! My pre-ordered copy arrived recently I have flicked through and looked at some of the pieces. So far my favourites are DIY by Fresno Thomas and Ruina by Anna Kosik. But there’s plenty more inside, so there’s sure to be something for everyone!

Metamorphosis is available to purchase from Broken Sleep Books.
Click the link here: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/metamorphosis