Piveral's stories combine the dark and whimsical. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies such as Flame Tree Press’s Robots & Artificial Intelligence, Ninth Letter, and more. Check out her publications list for more.
A transplant from the American Midwest, Piveral lives near the mountains of Colorado with her family and constant companion, a rescue dog named Ziggy.
Follow her on Bluesky: @cpiveral.bsky.social
News & Events:
Appearances:
August 27th-31st:
I'll be presenting at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Anaheim, California. Here's my schedule:
Coming Soon:
Out Now:
To catch resistance you must know where to place your bucket.
My story, "What Did You Risk?" narrated by the wonderful CB Droege is out now at Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast!
Listen to the whole story at Manawaker's patreon, or your favorite podcast app.
Order your copy here.
"Updating a Uniform Made From the Fabric of the Universe" in In Another Time Magazine's "Mythos" issue.
My story "What Follows Out of the Woods" will be released in October in the [RECORDED] Found Footage anthology.
What's that strange whisper on the wind? What's that cryptic buzzing in that audio diary you found?
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