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Kris Madigan

all sapphic, all the time

Kris Madigan is a queer author whose work is often inspired by mythology and folklore and is always centered on women who love women. She adventures in the urban, historical, mythological, and regular lite-fantasy realms, depending on the story.

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The Wine-Dark Sea
Of All the Stars
under the light of the new moon
the shape of nothing

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a dark blueish green marble background. the cover of the wine-dark sea is at the left, gold text and grecian wave scrolls on a closeup of the water's surface. Trope text reads "long distance yearning, tests of devotion, deities in disguise, married lesbian

When her wife’s ship vanishes somewhere in the Aegean Sea, Helena decides to leave the island of Rhodes — the only home she’s ever known — and embark on an odyssey to bring her beloved home before she’s lost even to the gods themselves. With the sole survivor of the wreck as her guide and the goddess Artemis at her back, Helena pushes her devotion to its limits as she faces countless obstacles and her greatest fear: the wine-dark sea itself.The Wine-Dark Sea is a f/f fantasy novella, approximately 32k words.Release date: March 25, 2026content warnings: some homophobia, mild violence, panic attacks/flashbacks (including drowning), death of a parent (offscreen, but a focal point of main character), animal sacrifice (mentioned, implied), brief allusion to suicide

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A dark marble background. the cover of Of all the Stars is at the left, blue icy marble with the name of the novella on a geometric edged circle. trope text reads "a cutie pie arctic fox, slow realization of feelings, two girls from wildly different places

The magic that is the heartbeat of Kosma's city is dying. Determined to fix it, she ventures outside the confines of her snow-laden tower to discover what's happening. But when her transportation spell takes her to another city entirely, one where magic is met with suspicion, she's left to rely on the closed-off and fierce Avaline for both her freedom and safe return home.Together, they make the journey North, learning unexpected truths about themselves along the way.Of All the Stars is a f/f fantasy novella, approximately 22k words.It was also a finalist in the 2025/26 Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS3).Release date: June 11, 2025

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The lights go out every new moon, blanketing the small town of Ashbury in darkness. Erin is restless to leave and start a new life in the city, but is tied to a dead-end job and a grandmother no closer to death than she. On the night of one particular new moon, she finds something more than she could have ever hoped in a mysterious woman who comes to visit.under the light of the new moon is a 5.5k short story that contains adult content, a pinch of dark romance, sex, mentions of smoking, allusions to parent death, and a smattering of bloodletting.Release date: February 8, 2025

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dark blue-green marble background. the cover of the shape of nothing is at the left, a purple tinged bolt of lightning with the name of the story at the top. trope text reads "an incoming storm, a raven companion, a restless search for something more, free

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Esra has lived on the fringes of society for her entire life, craving freedom and power beyond the magic she has acquired. She hopes to find both in the space beyond the horizon.The Shape of Nothing is a 1.1k short fiction sampler piece.