Richie Narvaez

“Room for Rent” in Translation

My story “Room for Rent” (previously published in Latinx Rising) was translated into Spanish for this new anthology, Máquinas Mestizas: Antología de ciencia ficción latinoamericanas, edited by Luis Carlos Barragán, for the Loqueleo (Colombia) imprint of Santillana Publishing. My Spanish is dubious, so Juan Silva did a great job. Big gracias to Luis for inviting me and for giving this story another home.

Top 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Dark Magic to Save Your Marriage (Shallow Waters)

(This was published in the zine Shallow Waters by Crystal Lake Publishing. It’s behind a paywall, but I figured it’d be all right to share with you, my fan.) by Richie Narvaez 1. Love Spells Are No Substitute for Listening.So, you and your spouse feel like you’re just roommates now, sitting on the couch, scrolling on your phones, while the TV plays content neither of you wants to watch. She’s