Works Published by UNT Press
There Is Only Us
— Vol. 21: of Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction
Published: November, 2022 Pages: 192
The eight stories of speculative fiction in There Is Only Us explore themes of loneliness, connectedness, and selfhood. Each one is an act of intimacy—an altered world shown through the lens of a close relationship. Brothers, sisters, lovers, mothers, and daughters come together in myriad constellations, often so that one character can make a body-altering choice of extreme proportions. In a variety of forms—from a satirical retelling of Noah’s Ark to a sister drama revolving around naked mole rats—There Is Only Us presents a series of escalating scenarios, intimate and yet absurd, that ask, how much can you change and still be you? more... about There Is Only Us
- Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction 2022
**Zoe Ballering**’s short fiction has appeared in *Craft*, *Electric Lit*,
and *Hobart*, and her story “Double or Nothing” won the 2021 Rougarou Fabulism
and Speculative Fiction Contest. Her writing is informed by her experiences working
in many different worlds: as program manager for a historic tall ship, receptionist
at a garbage dump, olive oil saleswoman, teacher, radio copywriter, and currently
as communications coordinator for the Reed College Office of Admission. She lives
in Portland, Oregon.
