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    Makena Metz

    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Makena Metz is a LA based artist who writes fantasy, sci-fi, and magical realism for the page, screen, and stage. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Chapman University.

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    Selected work
    • Fiction

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    • Poetry

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    • Other

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    Cover of HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine

    Rx

    HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine, 2024

    Cover of HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine

    When Did I Become the Girl

    HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine, 2024

    Cover of Hellmouth

    What You Will Pay for His Life

    Hellmouth, 2024

    Cover of HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine

    412 Cherry Lane

    HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine, 2024

    Cover of HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine

    Chaos, Organized

    HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine, 2024

    Cover of HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine

    Stairs

    HNDL (Highlighted Neurodivergent/Disabled Life) Magazine, 2024

    Cover of The MockingOwl Roost

    Bloom

    The MockingOwl Roost, 2024

    Cover of Canvas Rebel

    Interview with Makena Metz

    Canvas Rebel, 2024

    Cover of Dark Moon Rising Publications

    I’m Not Strong, I’m Resilient

    Dark Moon Rising Publications, 2024

    Cover of Broken Antler Magazine

    The Itch

    Broken Antler Magazine, 2024

    Cover of The MockingOwl Roost

    The Parrot and the Pirate

    The MockingOwl Roost, 2024

    Cover of Reunion: The Dallas Review

    The Telescope

    Reunion: The Dallas Review, 2024

    Cover of Ouch! Collective

    Chronically Ill Housekeeping

    Ouch! Collective, 2024

    Poetry
    Cover of The Post Grad Journal

    Wabi-Sabi Sick

    The Post Grad Journal, 2024

    Poetry
    Cover of Wordgathering

    The Desert

    Wordgathering, 2024

    Poetry
    Cover of The Windward Review

    The Windward Review

    The Windward Review, 2024

    Poetry
    Cover of The Bitchin’ Kitsch

    Infusion Center

    The Bitchin’ Kitsch, 2024

    Poetry
    Cover of Free The Verse

    Chronically Ill Housekeeping

    Free The Verse, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of Arkana

    Deep in the Forest

    Arkana, 2023

    Cover of Scarlet Dragonfly Journal

    Claws and Axe

    Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 2023

    Poetry
    Haiku
    Cover of Strange Horizons

    Equinox

    Strange Horizons, 2023

    Poetry
    Fantasy
    Cover of The Fantastic Other

    The Bone Flute Sings

    The Fantastic Other, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of The Literary Hatchet

    The Desert

    The Literary Hatchet, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of The Literary Hatchet

    Tingles

    The Literary Hatchet, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of Wordgathering

    The MRI Machine is Like a Toaster

    Wordgathering, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of  HAVIK The Las Positas College Journal of Arts and Literature

    The Tea Shop

    HAVIK The Las Positas College Journal of Arts and Literature, 2023

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Cover of Ouroboros Magazine

    The Orchard Tender

    Ouroboros Magazine, 2023

    Poetry
    Cover of Calliope Art & Literary Magazine

    By the Patio Table

    Calliope Art & Literary Magazine , 2022

    Poetry
    Cover of Brave Voices Magazine

    Arrivals

    Brave Voices Magazine, 2022

    Poetry
    Cover of The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls, Oceanic Literary Magazine

    Light Through Water

    The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls, Oceanic Literary Magazine, 2022

    Poetry
    Cover of Calliope Art & Literary Magazine

    Family Tree

    Calliope Art & Literary Magazine , 2022

    Poetry
    Cover of Wishbone Words, Issue Six

    Preparing for An Interview

    Wishbone Words, Issue Six, 2022

    Poetry
    Cover of For Page & Screen

    The Tea Shop

    For Page & Screen, 2022

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Speculative
    Fantasy