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Alaskan SFF author who dabbles in the literary subversion of genre while taking science to plausible extreme or threading magic into reality.

Judah Mahay, Author
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  • COMING SOON
  • BUY
  • READ
    • Featured
      • “Angels in Despair”
      • “Breathe”
      • “Death Wish”
      • “In the Future Sense”
      • “Lord of the Dome”
      • “Soul Requisition”
      • “Human Quotient”
      • “Trees of Evermore”
      • “Willow”
    • Genres
      • Fantasy
      • Fairy Tale
      • Literary
      • Post Apocalyptic
      • Science Fiction
      • Speculative
    • Short Stories
    • Flash Fiction
    • Poetry
    • Essays
    • PODCAST
      • Aroph Stories
        • EP0: Introduction
        • EP1: Blue Room
        • EP2: Music Box
        • EP3: King Arthur
        • EP4: Root
        • EP5: Bumps
        • EP6: Dragon
        • EP7: Own Image
        • EP8: Son of God
      • iTunes
      • Spotify
      • TuneIn
      • Podchaser
  • ABOUT
    • Short Biography
    • Artistic Vision
    • Why I Write
  • BLOG
    • Updates
    • Creative Writing
    • Book Reviews
  • CONNECT
    • Debut Novel Team
    • Monthly Newsletter
    • Author App
      • Android
      • iPhone
    • Bluesky
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Contrapuntos

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Books Under Imprint Contrapuntos

Contrapuntos XI: Poetics of Resistance
"Breathe" Short Story in Contrapuntos Literary Journal
Author Judah Mahay
Photo courtesy of Marc Faubel.

Alaskan SFF author and explorer of the human enigma, subverting genre by weaving magic into reality and pushing science to plausible extreme.

English Professor with a Creative Writing MFA, NY Foundations for the Arts Recipient, and Alumni of Robert Wilson's Watermill Center Residency. SFWA member.

Represented by Literary Agent Lukas Ortiz of the Spitzer Literary Agency

Favorite Quote

"The storyteller’s business is at once to make the facts of our world more wonderful and to make the wonders of our world more factual."
- Ursula K. Le Guin

Featured Story

Contrapuntos XI: Poetics of Resistance
"Breathe" published in Contrapuntos XI: Poetics of Resistance
Daily writing prompt
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?

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SFWA - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Member
Alaska Writers Guild Member

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