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Very happy to announce that my science fiction short story “The Wawa Stick” will be appearing in Stupefying Stories #25, scheduled for release in early September. As announced by editor Bruce Bethke, SS#25 will include these stories: I originally sold my story to Bruce and his wife Karen in 2015. […]

“The Wawa Stick” forthcoming in Stupefying Stories

My science fiction story “Journey to Anasta” is now available for your listening pleasure at StarShipSofa (Episode 717). The story is narrated by Randal L. Schwartz, who does a wonderful job. (Listen to the end for host Tony C Smith’s reaction). Want to listen to more of my work at […]

“Journey to Anasta” in StarShipSofa

I’m very happy to happy to announce that my story “Journey to Anasta” will appear in an upcoming episode of StarShipSofa. “Journey to Anasta” was first published in Volume 3, Issue 2 (October/November 2021) of Utopia Science Fiction. This will be my second appearance in StarShipSofa (my story “The Undertow […]

“Journey to Anasta” to appear in the StarShipSofa podcast

Very happy to announce that my science fiction short story “In Tandem” will be appearing in the WriteHive anthology Reclaiming Joy. As the title implies, the anthology will feature stories that “bring attention to how communities and people have found ways to reclaim some kind of joy or happiness amidst […]

“In Tandem” sold to WriteHive anthology

Publication news! My short story “The Living Land” is now available to Amazing Stories Patreon members! It should appear on the Amazing Stories website on Monday for everyone else to read. Here’s a sneak peek: The Living Land by Karl El-Koura If she could only talk to her mother, Kris […]

“The Living Land” in Amazing Stories

Cover of the May 2023 issue of Metaphorosis

My short story “Anamnesis” is now available in the May 2023 issue of Metaphorosis. You can buy the issue if you’d like to read my story and the ones below, including interviews with the authors and origins for their stories. Contents: Cover art by Carol Wellart. Anamnesis by Karl El-Koura […]

“Anamnesis” in Metaphorosis

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