FIYAH Issue 36: GODS & MONSTERS includes the following content:

Prose

Soul Food // C. M. Harmon – 4266 words

Out of options and wracked with guilt, Iyana summons the Crossroads Man to strike a desperate deal.

A Nameless Thing // P.C. Verrone – 5896 words

A screenwriter turned scab in 1970s Hollywood struggles with identity, his place in society, and an otherworldly presence vying for his body.

The Dolphin House // Jaimie K. Wilson – 3684 words

In the Reconstruction era, an area Conjureman confronts a besotted white man who rowed out to his island for help in matters of love.

Seen Thrice in Serpent’s Flesh // Lowry Poletti – 5998 words

After a gruesome victory on the battlefield, the hipparch Killiros of Mycenae seeks insight from a mysterious oracle. CW for instances of gore.

A Spider has a Thousand and One Lives // Oluwafikayọmi Adeniyi  – 2625 words

In a land where the children of Tala hunt gods, Anansi weaves through the danger on an urgent quest of his own.

Riding the River from Below the Bowels of a Broken Home  //  Nkone Chaka -11115 words

At the pleading of their best friend, Yanta agrees to visit a hairdresser as a first step of emerging from a deep depression—but the woman’s methods hint at darker truths and a deep longing. CW for mention of suicide.

Poetry

Fishing For Gods in a dying river // Olumide Manuel

Hunter’s Song // Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arowolo

Manbo Lanmò // Lysz Flo