January 7, 2023

Awards Eligibility Post for 2022

Awards season is coming around again, so we’ve compiled a reference list of all the original stories Zooscape published in 2022, along with approximate word counts.  If you haven’t read these yet, you’re in for a treat.  Please keep them in mind when considering which stories to nominate for awards this year: Coyote Woman Sings the Blues by Marissa James (3,200 words) Charley Coavins by Gretchen Tessmer (1,100 words) The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That) by Marie Croke (2,800 words) My Song Too Fierce by Emily Randolph-Epstein (3,000 words) Harold’s Hook by Rebecca E. Treasure (700 words) The Best Way to Procure Breakfast by Dana Vickerson (3,000 words) The Sacrificial…

January 6, 2022

Awards Eligibility Post for 2021

As awards season descends upon us all, we’ve compiled a reference list of all the original stories Zooscape published in 2021, along with approximate word counts.  We think they’re all award-worthy.  We hope you think so too! Dance of Wood and Grace by Marie Croke (2,100 words) The Lonely Little Toaster by A Humphrey Lanham (1,100 words) How to Safely Engage in Telepathy with the Dolphins of Ocean Paradise by Elizabeth Cobbe (900 words) Bliss and Abundance by Nicholas Stillman (3,200 words) Heart of Ice by Anna Madden (1,000 words) And the Red Dragon Passes by Emily Randolph-Epstein (2,100 words) Coffee and the Fox by Mari Ness (800 words) The Sewers of New York by Elinor Caiman Sands…

January 2, 2021

Awards Eligibility Post for 2020

With awards season upon us, here is an easy reference list of all the original stories Zooscape published in 2020.  We think they’re all award-worthy.  We hope you think so too! Dragon Child by Stella B. James (3,900 words) Double Helix by Lucia Iglesias (1000 words) As If Waiting by A. Katherine Black (7,100 words) The Adventures of WaterBear and Moss Piglet by Sandy Parsons (900 words) The God-Smoker by Dylan Craine (800 words) Maker Space by Adele Gardner (4,500 words) When the Horse Came to the Open House by K. C. Mead-Brewer (700 words) Love From Goldie by David Steffen (700 words) Riding Through the Desert by Laurence Raphael Brothers (8,200 words) Fur and Feather by Ingrid L. Taylor …

June 1, 2020

Issue 7

Welcome to Issue 7:  Changed by the Journey If you’re reading this issue of Zooscape, then you’ve survived the long, hard spring that lasted ten thousand years.  You’ll need some provisions before continuing on your journey.  So, please, take these stories with you on your way… * * * The God-Smoker by Dylan Craine Maker Space by Adele Gardner When the Horse Came to the Open House by K. C. Mead-Brewer Love From Goldie by David Steffen Riding Through the Desert by Laurence Raphael Brothers Fur and Feather by Ingrid L. Taylor * * * Each of these stories is a journey in miniature, and the characters are changed by the end. …

January 9, 2020

Awards Eligibility Post for 2019

With awards season upon us, we wanted to make a quick and easy reference list of all of our stories from 2019 that are eligible for awards. Cat of Thunder by John Taloni (3,700 words) Bibelots and Baubles by Shauna Roberts (700 words) New Hire at the Final Library by Laurence Raphael Brothers (900 words) The Move by Kristi Brooks (1000 words) ¡Viva Piñata! by L.D. Nguyen (300 words) Clyde and the Pickle Jar by Steve Carr (1,400 words) A Warm, Dark Place in the Earth by Mackenzie Kincaid (4,100 words) Sealskin by L Chan (700 words) Good, Better, Best by Rachel Rodman (3,400 words) Dragons Are Made by Searska GreyRaven (2,600…