FIYAH Issue 34 includes the following content:

Prose –

Moonrise // Bethany C. Morrow – 4266 words

Long distance BFFs Liz and Everly make plans to finally reconnect in real life, days before an impossible phenomenon upends the globe.

Schadenfreude // Liza Wemakor – 4434 words

Ghosts in the town of Belle are no accident, and death’s lingering hold on Thema and Alice invites an unexpected opportunity. Content warning for suicide; overdose.

Celeuata’s Pearls // L. Nabang – 5685 words

A talented musician and follower of the goddess Celeuata must confront her own childhood trauma when her beloved daughter longs to expand her horizons beyond homeschooling.

The Cast of Black // Antoinette Van Sluytman – 5040 words

A star nears its end, and the death chants soon follow. An ambitious young Matriarch may finally seize secrets of the necrocosmos in this moment, if she first completes an impossible task.

Brother, May I // Chandler Harrison // 9886 words

When Monty’s older brother passes, old wounds in their fragile family reemerge and an unexplained presence settles into the scar tissue.

How We Survive // Jade T. Woodridge – 7843 words

On a lunar colony with limited resources and warring factions on every side, Cas strives to hold his family together no matter the cost. Content warning for brief mention of sexual assault.

Poetry –

Prayers for the Next World // LP Kindred

Catalog of Forgotten Species // Oladosu Michael Emerald

Finale // Timi Sanni