“Red Maple Moon” published in Impossible Worlds
“Every autumn, the billions of maple trees turned the entire surface of the 27th moon a vibrant red. It had happened every year since the settlers of New Earth had landed 362 years ago. Except, this year, Tiradel’s trees had no leaves.”
This story is available through purchase of Impossible Worlds Issue VI: Cookout on Patreon. The art on the right is for my individual story, while the art for the cover is pictured below.
Cover art for Impossible Worlds Issue VI: Cookout
A pink monster sits next to a campfire grilling human limbs while another pink monster sprays gasoline
Art by Garth von Ahnen
Drawing of a tower with priests on different levels, and a bare tree at the top