
Welcome to the literary menagerie of Andrew Johnston.
Latest project: Empathy: The Remnant Pieces
Life is an experiment and the worst things are constants.
Empathy: The Remnant Pieces is an epistolary novel following a brilliant but troubled youth, struggling to adapt after his single mother’s marriage to an older widower. New updates will be posted Mondays and Thursdays until the narrative is complete.
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About the Author
Born in rural western Kansas, ANDREW JOHNSTON discovered his Sinophilia while attending the University of Kansas. Subsequently, he has spent most of his adult life shuttling back and forth across the Pacific Ocean. He is currently based out of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. He has published short fiction in Nature: Futures, the Arcanist, Mythic and Laughing at Shadows.
WORKS IN PRINT
SELECTED PUBLISHING CREDITS
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"An Important Message from Sagittarius A," published in The Arcanist, October 2017
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"Starless Night," published in Nature: Futures, March 2018
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"The Angel of El Escorial," published in the Wavelengths anthology, June 2018
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"A Moment of Cruelty," published in Mythic #7, Summer 2018
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"Love Song of a Long Gun," published in the Unrealpolitik anthology, November 2018
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"Kill Screen," published in Electric Spec, May 2019
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"Overdue Notice," published in the Laughing at Shadows anthology, March 2020
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"Experimental Diet," published in Mythaxis #23, August 2020
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"Swarm Mechanics," published in Daily Science Fiction, September 2020