Angela Yuriko Smith
...dark, speculative fiction and poetry.
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Angela Yuriko Smith's work is published in print and online publications, including "Horror Writers Association's Poetry Showcase" vols. 2-4 and "Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy" anthology. Her novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. Her first collection of poetry, "In Favor of Pain," was nominated for an 2017 Elgin Award. All her books are available on Amazon. Currently, she publishes Space and Time Magazine, a 52 year old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.
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Fiction Series: Ongoing 7 Chapters
Sobras
Updated Sep 4, 2019 · 8,572 words (32 minutes) · 1011 views
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Las sobras son los trozos deliciosos al final de la fiesta. Tal vez la comida fue interrumpida, o la cena se llenó demasiado. Tal vez la comida salió mal y fue interrumpida por un contratiempo. Cualquiera que sea la razón, es una pena desperdiciar buenos restos. Leftovers es una colección de cuentos publicados previamente por Angela Yuriko Smith que estará disponible en Amazon en 2020.
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Fiction Series: Ongoing 7 Chapters
Leftovers
Updated Sep 3, 2019 · 8,424 words (31 minutes) · 1157 views
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Leftovers are the delicious bits at the end of the feast. Perhaps the meal was interrupted, or the diner became too full. Perhaps the meal went awry and was cut short by mishap. Whatever the reason, it's a shame to waste good remains. Leftovers is a collection of previously published short stories by Angela Yuriko Smith set to be available on Amazon in 2020.
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Fiction Series: Complete 11 Chapters
Fin de Mae
Updated May 28, 2019 · 23,666 words (87 minutes) · 2 likes · 1856 views
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Mae era periodista de un pequeño pueblo con grandes sueños. Cuando las personas sin hogar comienzan a desaparecer, su comunidad culpa a la leyenda del diablo de Jersey. Emocionada ante la perspectiva de finalmente descubrir una gran historia, pasa la noche en el bosque con una mujer sin hogar. Mae descubre que los susurros son ciertos: hay algo siniestro que se pasea por la zona de Whitebog en la noche. Poco sabía ella que la última historia sería la suya ... y se moriría por contarla.
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End of Mae
Updated May 27, 2019 · 22,791 words (83 minutes) · 2 likes · 2296 views
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Mae was small town newspaper reporter with big dreams. When the local homeless start vanishing, her community puts the blame on the Jersey Devil legend. Excited at the prospect of finally uncovering a big story, she spends the night in the woods with a homeless woman. Mae discovers that the whispers are true -- there is something sinister wandering the Whitebog area at night. Little did she know that the ultimate story would be her own... and she'd by dying to tell it.
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Wordplay
Published Apr 20, 2019 · 977 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 273 views
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A young girl defeats an evil witch using only words. Stick and stones won't break bones, but words can save a life. Originally written for Spreading the Writer’s Word 12-25-2018 https://ninadarc.wordpress.com/2018/12/25/ladies-of-horror-flash-project-horror-author-angela-yuriko-smith-angelaysmith-sotet_angyal-loh-8/
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The Last Child
Published Apr 20, 2019 · 468 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 307 views
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Written for the Women of Horror prompt challenge in February 2019. Read the original at Nina D’Arcangela’s Spreading the Writer’s Word blog here: https://spreadingthewritersword.com/2019/02/27/ladies-of-horror-flash-project-horror-author-angela-yuriko-smith-angelaysmith-sotet_angyal-loh-9/
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Efficiency
Published Apr 3, 2019 · 533 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 456 views
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Written as a prompt given by Ruschelle Dillon when she interviewed me for Horror Tree. Read the original interview at https://horrortree.com/the-horror-tree-presents-an-interview-with-angela-y-smith Also published in 43nd issue of The Sirens Call eZine, Women in Horror Month 10 http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/pdfs/SirensCallEZine_February2019.pdf
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Suite & Sour Chapter 1—3: Pop Rocks, Absinthe Minded and Poptarts
Published Mar 2, 2019 · 5,415 words (20 minutes) · 2 likes · 608 views
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Raw, lightly edited chapters 1—3 of Suite and Sour, the sequel to Bitter Suites, a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® finalist.
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Vanilla Rice
Published Nov 3, 2018 · 1,917 words (7 minutes) · 2 likes · 421 views
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Vanilla Rice is the birth story for the "Bitter Suites" universe. The rundown apartments where Yoshiko and Killian live for a year (in "Bitter Suites") happens to be around the corner from the suicide hotel. You’ll note some similarities between the stories—mention of certain residents and painted over windows, among other things. "Bitter Suites" is available on Amazon.
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