fiction

Our final archive post is an allegorical tale by Kevin MacCabe, chosen by Dark Mountain writer and editor Eric Robertson, from the spring 2019 issue responding to the 'age of fire'.

Final extract from our latest issue: Micheál Mac Gearailt weaves sensuality, ancient language, and dystopian present in a tale of activism against the Irish forestry industry. With images by William Bock.

Michael J. DeLuca's surreal story of flash foods and floating apple trees succinctly captures the upturned world of climate crisis.

From Issue 21: Ceda Parkinson's short story about a disastrous orbital confluence, with artwork by Sarah Misselbrook

Laura B. Fox retells a leafy short story about environmental despair, personal grief, and idealised ways of living.

Today's post from our new issue: Philip Webb Gregg recounts a disturbing tale of devouring and disappearance. With artwork by Anika Nixdorf.

The last of our excerpts from FABULA is Wayne Karlin's downriver journey through the ghostly shades of America's wars, with artwork from John Weeden

Our penultimate excerpt from Issue 18 is adrienne maree brown's short story about the rising of the waters, with artwork by Sunandini Banerjee

Our third offering from Dark Mountain: Issue 18 – FABULA comes from the bogs of a dystopian Ireland, with artwork by Sarah Ainslie

From the pages of FABULA, we bring you Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer's story of sexual and ecological ecstasy, accompanied by Luisa-Maria MacCormack's 'The Great Beast'.