Writing has been low and sporadic the past year and a half, but I am so happy I can finally share this piece with you! "And the Daisies Were to Blame" is a liminal, melancholic love story told on a train ride to the seaside. This is one of the few pieces I wrote in… Continue reading Story time! “And the Daisies Were to Blame” out now in Kaleidotrope!
Tag: fantasy
Poetry time! “The Mourning of Sam Lillow, The Gardener” out now in Nightmare Magazine!
I'm very pleased to announce my dark fantasy poem, "The Mourning of Sam Lillow, The Gardener", is now out in Nightmare! Keen eyes might have noticed me adding another page to the menu for this occasion. I don't often write poetry, and when I do, it's more like journaling or reminiscing, but I've had the… Continue reading Poetry time! “The Mourning of Sam Lillow, The Gardener” out now in Nightmare Magazine!
Story time! “Sea cures for the previously cursed” out now in Hearth Stories!
It's been a quiet few months, but I'm excited to say you can now read this equally quiet story in the first issue of Hearth Stories! "Sea cures for the previously cursed" is, as the title suggests, a story about an unlikely group of people recovering from their various curses at a seaside resort. It's… Continue reading Story time! “Sea cures for the previously cursed” out now in Hearth Stories!
Mini-interviu “Apă, praf şi soare” + Ancheta Arthur de vacanţă!
Iacătă că s-a făcut şi luna de când am dat prima oară ochii de cartea asta cu sori, peşti, şi păsări, de când ne-am perindat împreună printre cotloanele Bookfestului şi pe esplanada Operei. Astăzi vă salut dintre paginile revistei #ARTstagram nr. 3! Am avut plăcerea de a răspunde câtorva întrebări ale Emei Cojocaru cu prilejul… Continue reading Mini-interviu “Apă, praf şi soare” + Ancheta Arthur de vacanţă!
“Ilaria şi Măcriş” în Lumi Posibile!
Weekendul trecut s-a lansat platforma de ficţiune speculativă Lumi Posibile şi mă bucur să vă anunţ că printre primele materiale apărute pe site (care sunt atât de literatură, cât şi de arte vizuale sau sonore!) se regăseşte şi povestirea mea speculativ-folclorică, "Ilaria şi Măcriş". Povestea a început aproape de nicăieri şi din toate părţile, ca… Continue reading “Ilaria şi Măcriş” în Lumi Posibile!
“Apă, praf şi soare” la Editura Arthur! + Bookfest! ☀️
Toamna se numără bobocii, şi se pare că, în cazul meu, în luna mai se numără cărţile! Mă bucur să vă anunţ, cu chiotele şi artificiile de rigoare, că a doua mea carte, Apă, praf şi soare, va apărea la editura Arthur! O veţi putea găsi şi la Salonul Internaţional de Carte Bookfest din Bucureşti,… Continue reading “Apă, praf şi soare” la Editura Arthur! + Bookfest! ☀️
Story time! “It Passed by Morning” out now in Unthinkable!
The wait is over! As of now, Unthinkable: A Queer Gothic Anthology is out in the world! In it, you'll find my spooky snowed-in romance, featuring: a non-binary witch with wooden bones, a mysterious woodsman with a secret, and an unsettling forest caught in an endless snow storm. Also, don't miss the online launch TODAY… Continue reading Story time! “It Passed by Morning” out now in Unthinkable!
Story time! “Seams of Iron” out now in The Future Fire!
Happy to announce that a reprint of my story, "Seams of Iron", is now available to read online in The Future Fire! Originally part of Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology, "Seams of Iron" is a partial retelling of H. C. Andersen's "The Wild Swans", which has to be one of my favourite fairy-tales growing… Continue reading Story time! “Seams of Iron” out now in The Future Fire!
Unthinkable Book Launch – Online at The Portobello Bookshop 🎃
It's finally spooky season! Unthinkable: A Queer Gothic Anthology will be released on Thursday, the 27th of October, just in time for Halloween! On the same day, we're gonna have an online book launch at The Portobello Bookshop (7-8pm BST), which will also include yours truly. Frankly, this is only the second book launch I'm… Continue reading Unthinkable Book Launch – Online at The Portobello Bookshop 🎃
Story time! “Easy Garden Flowers Broth” out now in Deathcap and Hemlock!
I'm pleased to announce that you can now read my recipe-shaped flash fiction, "Easy Garden Flowers Broth Recipe", in Deathcap and Hemlock! 💐 They're a fairly new publication that publishes tiny, creepy morsels (hah!) in the form of uncanny recipes, and I eagerly urge you to check them out, because their whole vibe makes me… Continue reading Story time! “Easy Garden Flowers Broth” out now in Deathcap and Hemlock!
Adriana C. Grigore 