writer & editor

J. L. KIES

portrait by olivia madeline

Passionate about stories inherently dark – whether by genre or theme – Kies' work has appeared in Litmora, Rewrite the Stars, Periwinkle Pelican, Rooted in Rhetoric, and Moonbow Magazine.Kies has read and edited for juice, and currently does so for VERDANT.

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FICTION

• The Main Attraction

↠ body horror (burns), blood, implied torture; involves children

• CONGRADULACERATIONS

↠ body horror (cuts), blood, bombing; involves a child

• Things That Shine at Midnight

↠ dead squirrel, knife violence
↠ received an honourable mention in issue 19 of Elegant Literature

• Nothing Changes

↠ child death, car accident, depression

• Removed from the Nest

↠ implied war (Ukraine), refugees

• Subway Tiles

↠ implied self-harm

NON-FICTION

• Let it Steep

• A Future Not Very Far

↠ mention of vr p*rn

POETRY

• the snack that satisfies

↠ blood

CONTACT

Please direct any business or writing inquiries to [email protected].