Fiction – Joanne Merriam

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Two new

14 July 202614 July 2026 joannemerriam

I love how both of these stories are tied up in my 15 years at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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Candy & Water

1 May 20264 May 2026 joannemerriam

Two new stories came out online last month: “The Candy Aisle” and “Water Rights.”

Detail of cover showing a brass and copper clockwork chickadee and peaches with stars in them.

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Look at this gorgeous cover

20 April 202620 April 2026 joannemerriam

Aether and Ego cover reveal!

A neon sign in the back window of an open-air kiosk says ORDER HERE with an arrow pointing down. Through the window the back of a waitress and some greenery can be seen.

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Aether and Ego pre-ordering

1 March 202620 April 2026 joannemerriam

Aether and Ego is available for pre-order!

Cover of The Baltimore Review's print issue.

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The Baltimore Review’s annual print issue

10 September 202515 September 2025 joannemerriam

Look what just arrived! My story can also be read here.

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Insurgency started with small seeds

13 August 202513 August 2025 joannemerriam

50-Word Stories has published my micro “The Farmer.”

A copy of the book Pride and Prejudice open to the title page, with a china cup of tea and several roses.

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Aether and Ego

12 August 202512 August 2025 joannemerriam

I just signed a book contract with Inanna Publications!

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50-Word Stories publication

9 July 20259 July 2025 joannemerriam

“Miners for Valles Marineris” just appeared at 50-Word Stories.

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50-Word Stories publication

6 June 2025 joannemerriam

My micro story “Ring Around the Coffeepot” has just appeared at 50-Word Stories!

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When the crows cry, I feed them.

5 March 20255 March 2025 joannemerriam

New publication! “Lightyears from Home” appeared this morning at 50-Word Stories.

I acknowledge that I live in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq nation. This territory is covered by a series of treaties of peace and friendship which recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established rules for an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people. The stories of First Nations peoples have been told in Mi'kma'ki for centuries, and I commit to holding space for those stories to be retold. Moreover, as a guest on this land, I affirm that I have a duty to be mindful of my environmental impact and to reflect on and hold colonial systems accountable.

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Category: Fiction