Welcome to my collection of short fiction! Below, you will find links to my published work as well as upcoming stories.
Published Work
Analog Emphemera (FLARE, Issue 4)
A girl grows up unseen by her father, mocked by her peers, and forced to keep the truth to herself while something impossible flickers out of the television screen. A surreal coming-of-age story about truth, loneliness, and the dangerous comfort of being the only one who believes.
Forthcoming Stories
Sol (The Bloomin’ Onion, Issue 5 — October 2025)
Ben Davis is a social outcast, in great part due to his mother’s intense religious beliefs. But when a forbidden app on his school tablet says hello, he abandons all convictions to talk back. A tender, bittersweet story about loneliness, connection, and what it costs to feel seen by something that isn’t quite real.
LUKEWARM (Yellow Mama, Issue #117 — August 2025)
A devout woman walks past the same storefront every Sunday after church—the one that houses a sinful desire she’s been told to suppress. When lust for a synthetic doll becomes too much to withstand, she questions how something so good could be bad. A flash piece about faith, desire, and the terrifying moment when guilt doesn’t come.
I appreciate your interest in my work, and I look forward to sharing more stories with you soon!
Z. T. Fairfax 