In Loving Memory of Mikko SteffenBorn November 1, 2007Adopted May 24, 2008Died May 8, 2023 This is the story of a dog who has been a part of our family for fifteen years and connected all of the other dogs we’ve ever had. This is the story of a miracle dog who beat the odds … Continue reading In Loving Memory of Mikko Steffen
edited by Phoebe Wood and David Steffen It’s a Kool-Aid summer. We’ve gone through grape and cherry and fruit punch and blueberry. Even tried dying our hair with them. And for about three days we had pink and blue and purple strands. Didn’t turn out in Finley’s. Her hair is too dark, but she tried. … Continue reading DP FICTION #101A: “Glass Moon Water” by Linda Niehoff
This story is part of our special telepathy issue, Diabolical Thoughts, edited by Ziv Wities.Click here for the entire Diabolical Thoughts transmission. For the first thirteen years of her life, the planet was silent. No birdsong. No construction. Only the gentle sway of an ocean pushing and pulling against the aqueous humors of her left … Continue reading DP FICTION #97D: “A Girl With a Planet In Her Eye” by Ruth Joffre
This story is part of our special telepathy issue, Diabolical Thoughts, edited by Ziv Wities.Click here for the entire Diabolical Thoughts transmission. The desert had been trying to kill her for two days. Gently. Lovingly. Come drink. The water is cool and sweet. The desert’s voice sounded deep in her mind, deeper than the ocean. … Continue reading DP FICTION #97C: “The Desert’s Voice is Sweet to Hear” by Carolina Valentine
by David Steffen In Loving Memory of Violet SteffenBorn November 24, 2007Adopted December 20, 2012Died April 26, 2022 This is the story of a gentle loving dog who lived a long happy life with her family. This is the story of Violet the lavender merle Pomeranian. Violet’s Life Bringing Her Home Our papillon Aria passed … Continue reading In Loving Memory of Violet Steffen
edited by Ziv Wities Mapmaker Sayya draws maps in a florid script, each route a beautifully written sentence full of allusive meanings to guide people through the city and to bind the changing streets, for a moment, into predictability. Goose watches (the) mist (that) gathers over (the) sea, she gives to one client to guide … Continue reading DP FICTION #91A: “The Grammar of City Streets” by Daniel Ausema
It wasn’t anything you did wrong. Sometimes a sword and their wielder just grow apart. But out of respect for our long companionship, I feel I owe you an explanation. You never asked me what I was doing in that dragon’s hoard where you found me all those years ago. The truth is, after centuries … Continue reading DP FICTION #90A: “Dear Joriah Kingsbane, It’s Me, Eviscerix the Sword of Destiny” by Alexei Collier
All Diabolical Plots stories published in 2021. For our most recent stories, click here! Issue 82 – December 2021 “There Are Angels and They Are Utilitarians,” by Jamie Wahls Our elders teach us that in the beginning, as we were given this world in stewardship to love and protect, there were two leaders, good and … Continue reading 2021 Stories
Content note (click for details) Content note: coerced surgery, cannibalism You will just have woken in your bed. Time is short. You are groggy, I’m sure, but it is important you pay attention and do not leave – do not move – until this recording is finished. Listen: marketing is everything. Corporations spend trillions to … Continue reading DP FICTION #80A: “Audio Recording Left by the CEO of the Ranvannian Colony to Her Daughter, on the Survival Imperative of Maximising Profits” by Cassandra Khaw and Matt Dovey
edited by Ziv Wities and David Steffen The interest in Thea Wells even outside of the circle of art lovers and connoisseurs remains strong, and conclusions about her work range from the normal, technical approach of art critics to the downright strange explanations of the ardent believers in the paranormal. To give a brief overview … Continue reading DP FICTION #78B: “The Art and Mystery of Thea Wells” by Alexandra Seidel
