Assemble Artifacts Short Story Magazine: Summer 2022 (Issue #2)
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Assemble Artifacts
A short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great read with Assemble Artifacts.
“The Family Proof” by Arianna Reiche
Human-like androids on a mission to assimilate into suburbia as a nuclear family are placed in a high stakes game of murder and deception when their anonymous creator vanishes.
“First Ship” by Eric Lewis
An astronaut sure of her destiny to be the first person to reach a new star system realizes she’s about to be beaten to the history books and takes desperate measures to get there first.
“Love, Happiness, and All the Things You May Not Be Destined For” by Lindz McLeod
A young woman meets with older and younger versions of herself in which they guide her, with astronomical ramifications, towards an unfamiliar path.
“Prism” by Nick Shafir
A newly discovered phenomenon causes ghosts to be seen all over the world. As the events grow more frequent and precarious, a woman with the special ability to speak to the apparitions must find out what’s causing these events before it’s too late.
“End of the Earth” by Brianna R. Whitrock
Tired of putting her faith in science and logic, Nic goes on a fantastical odyssey to the ends of the Earth to reunite with the adventurous love of her life.
“Mephisto & Me” by Lyle Stiles
After a police officer murders his father, a high school junior deals with trauma and resentment—and the sudden appearance of Mephisto, a mouthy demon-possessed robot who promises a skewed version of justice … World-ending Armageddon.
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Arianna Reiche
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Eric Lewis
By day Eric Lewis is a research scientist weathering the latest rounds of mergers and layoffs and trying to remember how to be a person again after surviving grad school. His novels The Heron Kings and The Heron Kings’ Flight are available from Flame Tree Press. His short fiction has been published in Nature, Cossmass Infinities, Speculative North, Bards & Sages Quarterly, the anthologies Crash Code and Best Indie Speculative Fiction Vol. 1, the short story collections Tricks of the Blade and As It Seems, as well as many other venues detailed at EricLewis.ink.
Lindz McLeod
Lindz McLeod is a queer, working-class, Scottish writer and poet who dabbles in the surreal. Her short prose has been published by Apex, Catapult, Pseudopod, and many more. Her longer work includes the short story collection TURDUCKEN (Spaceboy, 2023), as well as her books BEAST (Hear Us Scream, 2023), SUNBATHERS (Hedone Books, 2024), THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET (Harlequin, 2025), and AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE (Stanchion, 2025).
Her work has been taught in schools, universities, and turned into avant-garde opera. She is a full member of the SFWA, the club president of the Edinburgh Writers' Club, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Edinburgh with her fiancee and their two internet-famous cats, Fitzwilliam and Dane. Find out more at www.lindzmcleod.co.uk or follow Lindz on social media @lindzmcleod
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Nick Shafir
After years of working odd jobs, Nick Shafir began his professional writing career at Assemble Media. Among his projects with them was the comic book adaptation Mercy Sparx, which has since been optioned by MGM. In 2021, Nick’s Sci-fi/Thriller script ISS was produced staring Academy Award winner Arianna DeBose. While Nick has never felt confined to any one genre, his work is often an experiment in taking highly imaginative premises and rooting them in reality as much as possible. Today, he continues to live out his dream of being a writer while working out of a small NYC apartment with his fiancé and a perpetually lethargic basset hound.
Brianna R. Whitrock
Brianna Whitrock is an author of adult speculative fiction. She writes YA under the name Brianna R. Shrum, and has published several novels for young adults, including Never, Never; How to Make Out; and The Art of French Kissing, among other titles. Her novels have been published in audiobook form, in France, and in Italy.
Lyle Stiles
Lyle Stiles is a recovering researcher nursing a growing love for sci-fi. As an African American who was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and trained in the discipline of neuroscience, he brings his unique blend of personal experiences and scientific background into his fiction. His most notable short story, “The Pox Party”, was published in the Black Sci-Fi Short Stories anthology in 2021. You can try to follow him and his ramblings on twitter: @thewritestiles.
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