FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #24, Fall 2022: Horrors & Hauntings

CONTENTS:Prose –Girl Eats Girl // Gnesis Villar – 7214 wordsIn the weeks before a massive blizzard, two teens become reluctant allies as they confront malevolent forces within a small white community and the surrounding forest.Sugar Honey Iced Tea // Eden Royce – 5542 wordsOverworked and overqualified, Teena’s simply over it when a coveted manager position is given to a newcomer from outside the branch, slippery and sweet as the jar of honey he keeps on his desk.Old Solomon’s Eyes // Cheryl S. Ntumy – 4900 wordsNo one in the village of good, God-fearing folk were surprised when Old Solomon’s eyes were stolen, and only young Ludo and Bliss are willing to find the demon responsible.In the Smile Place // Tobi Ogundiran – 4784 wordsThe mystery surrounding a terrible night in John’s childhood resurfaces when his younger brother suddenly disappears.Chrysalis // Aimee Campbell – 3374 wordsAn ancestor’s pact to protect the bloodline spawns misery for their present-day descendant.The Blooms of Sorrow // Amanda Helms – 6624 wordsMonica struggles to balance her debilitating condition with a fresh rupture of familial strife, and finally considers her mother’s unorthodox coping mechanism for pain. Poetry –Waking My Niece to Alienate Her Body in a Green Planet // Zaynab BobiIt’s a Wonderful Life (In the Kitchen) // Lisa D