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Antonio Scalvo's Library

Published in The Café Irreal, issue 74 (May 2020).

When Antonio Scalvo dies, he hopes his beloved library will be safe in the hands of his daughter. She sells it at auction. But the library doesn't want to be sold.
Wait... Does a library have agency? You're pulling my leg, aren't you?

Read Online: The Café Irreal

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Cover art by Fluffgar. The artist's portfolio: https://convincingcardboard.tumblr.com/
A Stereoscopic Landscape View of Torino with Damsels and Distress

Published in The Future Fire, issue 54

Sophia, Contessa Roveda, acquires a new stereoscope. But as soon as she looks into it, she's transported to the banks of the Pò, in a colourful world where Beelzebub roams and seamstresses are murderous.

Read Online: The Future Fire

Content warning for the story: violence (mild).

The story has been beautifully illustrated by Josep Lledó.

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Cover art by Alex Khlopenko.
No Harbour

Published in Three Crows Magazine, issue 5 (October 2019).

Alassane alone has arrived alive on the shore of this city. All of his companions have drowned when the dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea. As he staggers through the streets, he realises the place looks deserted. Will Alassane find a way forward through this maze?

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Content warning for the story: violence (graphic).

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Cover art by Caitlyn Kurilich.
Vincent Coriolis, Father of the Nation

Published in Luna Station Quarterly, issue 038 (June 2019).

Marina Herikis is the former right-hand woman of Vincent Coriolis. She was with him when he led the revolution. Now she shepherds tourists through the capital, taking them on a tour and telling them of that fateful night when the revolution was won.
As we follow her through the past and the monuments, the truth is slowly revealed.

Praise for "Vincent Coriolis, Father of the Nation"
"The rawness and immediateness of the history that Marina recounts to her customers is palpable, and the way Neri weaves the past and present into a single narrative is superb."
Sara L. Uckelman at SFFReviews.

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Content warning for the story: violence (civil war), ableist slur.

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Cover art by Stacey Robinson.
The Barnum Effect

Published in Apex Magazine, issue 111 (August 2018).

Dr Meriam Ben Hassine works on the BAR project. Based on the Barnum Effect, this A.I. creates astrological predictions which are sold to magazines. But, as she tests the predictions, she feels they are becoming uncannily accurate.

Praise for "The Barnum Effect":
"It’s a fun and wonderfully paced story, that begins with the relative boredom of being on a train commuting to work and shifts up and up until the stakes are high indeed (...) A fantastic read and great way to close out the issue’s fiction!"
Charles Payseur at QuickSipReviews.
Charles also picked it for his 2018 Recommended Reading list.

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Content warning for the story: terror attack, PTSD.

Thanks again, always, to Sheree, for believing in my story.

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