by Sara Martinez | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
A micro fiction horror story of exactly 206 words — the number of bones in the human body. Originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of The Sirens Call eZine. Crunch…crunch…crunch The creature lay dozens of feet in front of her, gnawing through...
by Sara Martinez | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
A woman takes revenge on her attacker, with a cyberpunk twist as she hunts him down. *Content Warning: mention of sexual assault* Claire sat on a stool in front of the window bar at the café across the street from the VR salon. From there, she had the perfect view of...
by Sara Martinez | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
A speculative fiction vignette, showing a world without plastic. “Dring-a-ling-a-ling! Dring-a-ling-a-ling!” The tiny hammer careened between the bells on the alarm clock, indicating it was time to get up. I sleepily fumbled for the off switch, cracking my eyes open...
by Sara Martinez | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
A light hearted horror short and a cautionary tale of meddling about with unknown hallucinogens. Originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of The Sirens Call eZine I loved mushrooms. Especially on pizza. Especially when it was the sausage and extra mushroom pizza...
by Sara Martinez | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
This excerpt comes from science fiction story about an experimental site working to replicate Earth’s environment for extraterrestrial colonization. Things start to go horribly wrong and the heroine is forced to fight for her survival. Claudia tripped the last...
