Mari Ness has a tendency to let coffee and chocolate creep into her tales.
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Mari Ness believes in reading, traveling and consuming chocolate in dubiously high quantities. Her work has appeared in Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Daily Science Fiction, Apex, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Unlikely Story, and more. She can be followed on Twitter at mari_ness, or at her blog at marikness.wordpress.com. She lives in central Florida.
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Published Dec 24, 2020 · 2,248 words (9 minutes) · 87 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Magical Realism christmas Dragons 12 Days of Christmas
A story of loneliness, Christmas, and dragons.
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Published Sep 25, 2020 · 4,980 words (19 minutes) · 130 views
A retelling of "The Twelve Huntsmen," originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, about a princess, the prince that abandoned her, the girls who now wear her face, and a clockwork lion.
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Published Aug 13, 2020 · 6,973 words (26 minutes) · 5 likes · 308 views
Fantasy Romance like where do they go I dreams contemporary fantasy Slight horror slight romance what happens to dreams after we
At first he thinks the grey girl who appears every night is just a strange dream. But when dream-violence turns to real-life danger, he realizes he’ll need to find out what she wants from him—before it’s too late.
Author Mari Ness lives in central Florida, and her work has appeared in Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Uncanny, and many other fine publications.
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Published Aug 13, 2020 · 3,388 words (13 minutes) · 1 like · 151 views
Fantasy Humor contemporary fantasy Slightly morbid humor
An offer to get rid of an inconvenient spouse with complete discretion. Magical - or just a scam?
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