Guest Authors: eXis - Part 1

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I wanted to invite these 8 talents to open up eXis and let their worlds brush up against this universe. Each of them truly surpassed what I was hoping for. Please enjoy every one of these pieces, they’re all beautiful in their own way. 🌿☀️

If you’re new here, start with Part 1: Andreas

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🦃 THE TURKEY

• The Piglet’s Curse — María Ahufinger 🎀

  A Christmas dinner becomes a curse: ever since she watched a suckling pig die, the narrator can’t eat meat without hearing what dead animals “say.”

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🐑 THE LAMB

• About the Lamb — Tomas Salem

  A voyage across the Atlantic turns a lamb dinner into a mirror of pleasure, guilt, and anxiety, in open sea.

• You’re Never Going to Find Me — María Isabel Sánchez

  A confession before a cracked lamb statue sparks an escape: a woman leaves alone for the cabin she’ll never share.

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🐝 THE BEES

• Sentence of Honey and Thorns — Erika Bueno

  Every Monday she escapes to the river to scrub the town off her skin, until the air turns to honey and a swarm corners her.

• The Fragrance — Diederik Vemer

  On an ordinary day, a bee lands on a finger and time fractures, leaving only a presence that smells of honey, sweat, and ice.

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🐓 THE ROOSTER

• The Hunger and the Call — Eric McCormick

  A homeless man fights a hunger that isn’t just physical: invisible voices corner him in every corner of the city.

• Before the Third Crow — Renata

  At three in the morning, a rooster crows too soon and forces a seven-year-old girl to cross the yard, wounded and on edge.

• Too High, Too Far — L.E. Mullin

  A man wakes up by a river with a smoking gun and blood that isn’t his, but no trace of the victim.

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