Wyldblood 10 to include “A Cup of Empathy”
My short story will be published in Wyldblood Magazine’s tenth issue, 19th October
I have a list of publications on my laptop, entered into a spreadsheet (naturally), sorted, filtered and including a whole lot of data regarding my submissions.
One column reads “Dream Pub?”. Wyldblood Magazine’s entry has a firm YES entered in the corresponding cell.
I came late to the world of sci-fi & fantasy magazines. Most of my reading from my teens to adulthood has been exclusively novels and collections published traditionally. But since I started submitting earlier this year, I jumped in feet-first. Wyldblood repeatedly impressed me with both its selection of stories, and the variety. I’m so proud to say that I have a story included in their next issue.
Connie is a barista at Emotive, where she serves emotions in liquid form. Her daily duties are repetitive, if unusual, but something sinister is brewing under the surface…
“Hey, Connie. Same as usual, with an extra shot today, please?”
Large mug, steaming hot oat milk, two shots of Fulfilment. I stare at the surface, transfixed as the purple-mauve syrup mingles and combines with the milk.
I hide behind machinery and inhale the steam. I always do this with Jerry’s order, hoping to absorb even a hint of the satisfaction he’s about to consume. I remind myself that Fulfilment never used to come in barrels. How did anyone get by–what could they possibly have back then that made them feel this way? I inhale deeply, and a warm tingle rushes down my neck.