I ascend during the church picnic. My thighs peel off the plastic bench with a crisp smack, and I’m two feet into the air before I understand what is happening.
Stephanie Malia Morris
Stephanie Malia Morris is a recipient of the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Award and a graduate of the 2017 Clarion West Writers Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH, Apex, Nightmare, and Pseudopod. She is a regular podcast reader for Uncanny Magazine and has narrated short fiction for PodCastle, Pseudopod, EscapePod, Cast of Wonders, StarShipSofa, and Far Fetched Fables. You can find her at stephaniemaliamorris.com or on Twitter at @smaliamorris.
