Cynthia Gómez (she/her) is a writer and researcher. Her stories have appeared in The Acentos Review, Strange Horizons, and collections including Mine: An Anthology of Body Horror; 206-Word Stories; and Antifa Splatterpunk. Her novelette, “The Shivering World,” was released in November 2022 as part of Split Scream Volume Two from Dread Stone Press. She is working on a collection of speculative fiction all connected to Oakland, where she makes her home. You can find her on Twitter at @cynthiasaysboo.
I felt them as the sun came through the curtains on a Saturday morning. First, a light papery brush against my shoulder that I could dismiss as the last minutes of a dream. Then a blunt edge digging into my cheek, faintly smelling of my favorite bookstore.
