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.
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A transplant from the American Midwest, Piveral lives near the mountains of Colorado with her family and constant companion, a rescue dog named Ziggy.
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Follow her on Bluesky: @cpiveral.bsky.social
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Appearances:
​August:
I'll be presenting at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Anaheim, California. My presentation will be on contextualizing personifications of death for a modern reader. Memento Mori, Memento Vivere, friends!
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To catch resistance you must know where to place your bucket.
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My story, "What Did You Risk?" narrated by the wonderful CB Droege is out now at Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast!
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Listen to the whole story at Manawaker's patreon, or your favorite podcast app.
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Order your copy here.
"Updating a Uniform Made From the Fabric of the Universe" in In Another Time Magazine's "Mythos" issue. ​​
Details on where to get your copy coming soon!
My story "What Follows Out of the Woods" will be released in October in the [RECORDED] Found Footage anthology.
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What's that strange whisper on the wind? What's that cryptic buzzing in that audio diary you found?​​​​
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