A screenshot of Hinton Publishing's post that describes the short fiction piece.
✨ Quiet fantasy. Gentle magic. Emotional truth.
This is for the ones who speak in riddles, cry over teacups, and find answers in moss.
🧚 Literary Fantasy // Mythic Realism // Contemporary Fabulism
🍄 Faeries. Talking mushrooms. Sentient leaves.
🌱 Queer identity, chronic illness, and softness—explored through magical metaphor.
💫 Less action, more intimacy. Transformation as quiet as a growing tree.
🌸 “Aches eaten by bark and burls.”
🌿 “Do you have a riddle for me?”
☕ “Put this leaf in a cup of hot water. Let it rest for five minutes.”
This is Riddled: part solarpunk daydream, part glowing grief ritual, part love letter to the forest.
Riddled by Iris Andersi is written on a blue-toned image of a log with mushrooms growing out of its side.
Absolutely thrilled to announce my short fiction piece was selected for publication by Hinton Publishing!
This is for the ones who speak in riddles, cry over teacups, and find answers in moss.
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