Judah Mahay, Author Judah Mahay, Author

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

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    • Featured
      • “Angels in Despair”
      • “Breathe”
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      • “Lord of the Dome”
      • “Soul Requisition”
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      • 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
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      • TuneIn
      • Podchaser
  • ABOUT
    • Short Biography
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  • BLOG
    • Updates
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  • Death Wish,Living,Sick Lit Magazine,What it means,SFF,science fiction
    Fantasy,  Featured,  Published,  Short Stories,  Short Works,  Speculative

    Short Story “Death Wish”

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    Published in Sick Lit Magazine, 3/16/2017. | The rush of wind forms into words. “If you could know what it is to die, to experience it, to be…one with it, would you?” Slithering shadows coalesce into long strands of a nimble, humanoid shape.

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