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Detroit Stories Quarterly Detroit Stories Quarterly assembles science fiction, fantasy, horror, nonfiction and experimental narratives based inside (and around) the Motor City.

It celebrates history and future-history. The timeless journey of discovering and rediscovering Detroit.

08/06/2026

“Joan? Hey.You told me to step inside and now I’m here. So what is it I’m supposed to do now? Was that really you or was that another trick?”

A dry hissing noise rose up from the shadows at the base of the stairs, followed by what sounded like something very heavy and slick pulling itself across a hard surface. Toward the stairs? Nathan reflexively took a step back, even though he had nowhere to go.

“Sh*t. I’m gonna die in here.”

He recognized the giggle that greeted his stark end of days declaration, yet at the same time he recognized it as being off, like a familiar musical instrument that was just enough out of key.
The room wasn’t cold, but he felt a chill.

“Sweetness.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/afrofantasydetroit/p/the-black-box-part-29-nathan-enters?r=4bk73a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

01/06/2026

More tears streamed down Nathan’s face as he relived the breath-snatching pain of that moment, remembering the way she had called his name just before he entered the room. It had sounded like a question, like there was something she was about to ask him, but it also sounded a bit surprised.

And yet at this current moment he could feel Joan also standing beside him, even as he saw her body layed out before him at the exact time of her death. Her delicate fingers were once again entwined in his, same as they were on that perfect day spent together on Belle Isle. Except that this time her fingers felt cold, the texture dry and rough. Not like flesh at all but like something…else.

Nathan felt his heart beginning to race.

“The good and the bad, Nathan. The memories only you and I could know because only you and I shared them together. This is me, my love. Despite what your eyes will tell you. Now step inside.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/afrofantasydetroit/p/the-black-box-part-28-once-upon-a?r=4bk73a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Stories of a Detroit you have never seen before...or maybe you just weren't looking close enough. Experience the Motor C...
12/05/2026

Stories of a Detroit you have never seen before...or maybe you just weren't looking close enough. Experience the Motor City through the lens of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
This is our 7th year in publication! And so many more stories yet to tell...

Now available at detroitstoriesquarterly.com, https://www.pagesbkshop.com/ and https://books.by/app/bookstores/keith-a-owens

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:"In true Afrofuturist fashio...
11/05/2026

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:
"In true Afrofuturist fashion, Keith Owen's stories offer rare and intriguing perspectives on the African diaspora of tomorrow. With clarity, vision and enchantment, Owens superbly weaves an alternative reality for Detroiters who just happen to have ancestors from The Motherland. Call it sci-fi with a Motown edge and a beat that's out of this world. "

--Denise Crittendon, Author of Where It Rains In Color

“Like Detroit, these stories are fast, no nonsense, and know how to catch you unexpected. They pull readers into the sidestreets, rhythms, and aspirations of an oasis outside the bounds of 8 Mile but fitting perfectly into the Twilight Zone.”

--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe and The Brothers Jet Stream: Leviathan

“It has been a long time since I’ve read a collection of stories composed of such pure, simple, unadorned horror and eeriness. There is not a speck of guile herein, no frill, no cliches, no parlor tricks, no fakery. Keith Owens’ stories are long, gray, cobwebbed hallways that walk us straight into phantasms, nightmares, broken realities, and the appalling misfortunes that suffuse all of our hopes and desires. Keep your lights on, check over your shoulder, take out the ear buds and give one more good listen to the still night. Mr. Owens ain’t playing.”

-Reginald McKnight, author of He Sleeps and The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas

Here's where you can pick up your copy today!
Now available at detroitstoriesquarterly.com, https://www.pagesbkshop.com/ and https://books.by/app/bookstores/keith-a-owens

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:"In true Afrofuturist fashio...
08/05/2026

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:

"In true Afrofuturist fashion, Keith Owen's stories offer rare and intriguing perspectives on the African diaspora of tomorrow. With clarity, vision and enchantment, Owens superbly weaves an alternative reality for Detroiters who just happen to have ancestors from The Motherland. Call it sci-fi with a Motown edge and a beat that's out of this world. "

--Denise Crittendon, Author of Where It Rains In Color

“Like Detroit, these stories are fast, no nonsense, and know how to catch you unexpected. They pull readers into the sidestreets, rhythms, and aspirations of an oasis outside the bounds of 8 Mile but fitting perfectly into the Twilight Zone.”

--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe and The Brothers Jet Stream: Leviathan

“It has been a long time since I’ve read a collection of stories composed of such pure, simple, unadorned horror and eeriness. There is not a speck of guile herein, no frill, no cliches, no parlor tricks, no fakery. Keith Owens’ stories are long, gray, cobwebbed hallways that walk us straight into phantasms, nightmares, broken realities, and the appalling misfortunes that suffuse all of our hopes and desires. Keep your lights on, check over your shoulder, take out the ear buds and give one more good listen to the still night. Mr. Owens ain’t playing.”

-Reginald McKnight, author of He Sleeps and The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas
Here's where you can pick up your copy today!
Now available at detroitstoriesquarterly.com, https://www.pagesbkshop.com/ and https://books.by/app/bookstores/keith-a-owens

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:"In true Afrofuturist fashio...
06/05/2026

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:

"In true Afrofuturist fashion, Keith Owen's stories offer rare and intriguing perspectives on the African diaspora of tomorrow. With clarity, vision and enchantment, Owens superbly weaves an alternative reality for Detroiters who just happen to have ancestors from The Motherland. Call it sci-fi with a Motown edge and a beat that's out of this world. "

--Denise Crittendon, Author of Where It Rains In Color
“Like Detroit, these stories are fast, no nonsense, and know how to catch you unexpected. They pull readers into the sidestreets, rhythms, and aspirations of an oasis outside the bounds of 8 Mile but fitting perfectly into the Twilight Zone.”

--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe and The Brothers Jet Stream: Leviathan

“It has been a long time since I’ve read a collection of stories composed of such pure, simple, unadorned horror and eeriness. There is not a speck of guile herein, no frill, no cliches, no parlor tricks, no fakery. Keith Owens’ stories are long, gray, cobwebbed hallways that walk us straight into phantasms, nightmares, broken realities, and the appalling misfortunes that suffuse all of our hopes and desires. Keep your lights on, check over your shoulder, take out the ear buds and give one more good listen to the still night. Mr. Owens ain’t playing.”

-Reginald McKnight, author of He Sleeps and The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas

Here's where you can pick up your copy today!
Now available at detroitstoriesquarterly.com, https://www.pagesbkshop.com/ and https://books.by/app/bookstores/keith-a-owens

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:"In true Afrofuturist fashio...
04/05/2026

Praise for Detroitaphobia, my new book of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories:

"In true Afrofuturist fashion, Keith Owen's stories offer rare and intriguing perspectives on the African diaspora of tomorrow. With clarity, vision and enchantment, Owens superbly weaves an alternative reality for Detroiters who just happen to have ancestors from The Motherland. Call it sci-fi with a Motown edge and a beat that's out of this world. "

--Denise Crittendon, Author of Where It Rains In Color

“Like Detroit, these stories are fast, no nonsense, and know how to catch you unexpected. They pull readers into the sidestreets, rhythms, and aspirations of an oasis outside the bounds of 8 Mile but fitting perfectly into the Twilight Zone.”

--Zig Zag Claybourne, author of Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe and The Brothers Jet Stream: Leviathan

“It has been a long time since I’ve read a collection of stories composed of such pure, simple, unadorned horror and eeriness. There is not a speck of guile herein, no frill, no cliches, no parlor tricks, no fakery. Keith Owens’ stories are long, gray, cobwebbed hallways that walk us straight into phantasms, nightmares, broken realities, and the appalling misfortunes that suffuse all of our hopes and desires. Keep your lights on, check over your shoulder, take out the ear buds and give one more good listen to the still night. Mr. Owens ain’t playing.”

-Reginald McKnight, author of He Sleeps and The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas

Here's where you can pick up your copy today!
Now available at detroitstoriesquarterly.com, https://www.pagesbkshop.com/ and https://books.by/app/bookstores/keith-a-owens

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