Chloie Piveral | Speculative Fiction Stories

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:

Cover of In Another Time: Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Issue 4: Mythos
Cover Art by Jade Merien (Black Pegasus Horse with Stars like the Universe in the Body)

Cover of Summer 2026, Issue #40 of Shoreline of Infinity. Author names are listed at the bottom. Close up art of Woman's face staring directly at the viewer with a smaller man in the lower left corner with a big mustasche.

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.

My story "Artifice Box: Experiment 101" is out now in the 40th issue of Scotland's award winning science fiction magazine, Shoreline of Infinity.

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?

"Where to find me at Worldcon"
Thursday 12PM Personifications of Death (Moderator), Thursday 3PM Living with a Writer/Artist, Friday 1:30PM Using Body Experience to Communicate Science (Moderator), Friday 2PM Menopause as Template for Character Change (Moderator), Saturday 10:30AM Contextualizing Death Personifications Presenter, Sunday 12PM Shorter is Better: Teen Flash Fiction Workshop Presenting, Sunday 2PM Academic Poster Session

Author promotional photo with city background

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