Enigmatic Mirror Press publishes Christian-themed science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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Enigmatic Mirror Press publishes stories that don't fit in either Christian or mainstream presses.
A Christian math professor isn't as pleased as one might expect when God seems to be sending messages through the digits of pi: "Irrationality", by Stephen Case.
by Stephen Case for Justin, with thanks I first heard about the Flattening at one of our weekly faculty lunches, which we had moved from th...
New at Mysterion, a story about prophecy, Presbyterians, and angel eyes: “All Eyes”, by Pamela Love.
by Pamela Love “Mom, what did you do? How could you?” I’ve edited out the all caps, boldface, and 20pt font from my first draft, but those ...
In a far-future Christian sect founded (allegedly) by a time traveling apostle, a young priest is on a mission! From Joshua Lampkins, "The Beacon, the Swamp, and the Sacrifice":
by Joshua Lampkins Then Jesus said unto him, “You shall travel forward through time, back to the year from whence you came, and you shall ...
In Shawn Vincent Wilson's "Profane Intervention", a young game store owner has made a deal with a demon to save a friend's life. Now it's time to pay up!
by Shawn Vincent Wilson Ed Rosenberg almost didn’t notice when the boy in the suit and tie walked into the Gaming House. It was Saturday ...
Jessica Snell's latest story, "Her Neighbor's Keeper", is about capricious fairy magic, and our obligation to care for even the most difficult people in our lives.
by Jessica Snell There were three rules at the Grove, the high-density housing unit where Lena lived: Bodily autonomy is to be respected. ...
A young woman who died tragically now has the power to help pull others back from the edge, in K.A. Wiggins's "The Patron Saint of Flatliners".
by K.A. Wiggins No one writes, “When I grow up, I want to be the patron saint of fentanyl overdoses,” in their fourth grade notebook. I mea...
An avid gamer who wonders if the Bible might hold the key to his last unwinnable boss fight finds both more and less than he had hoped for, in Andy Dibble's new story "Deymons".
by Andy Dibble When demon gunk squirms up my neck and down my throat, I wish I didn’t play Deymons. I wish I leapt for a Vieuwscape experien...
Android X473 Coalman knows he has a soul, in a world that doesn't allow for the possibility: "Soulman", by Ralph Mack.
by Ralph Mack X473 Coalman stepped under the eaves of the church and out of the cold rain that poured from the evening sky. He could hear th...
Our first January story is by Patrick Hurley. The forces of Hell are on the verge of conquering Earth, but "Thomas the Doubter" doesn't believe a word of it!
by Patrick Hurley When the ground burst open and released all the fiends of Hell, humanity did not fare well. Within three days, every perso...
We're currently open to submissions. If you have a story you'd like to submit, have a look at our submission guidelines:
Fiction submissions are open through January 31, 2024. Open to fiction submissions each year during the months of January and July. O...
A doomed romance and an uninvited guest feature in Jonathan Edward McDonald's holiday story "Twelfth Night".
by Jonathan Edward McDonald My dearest Blanche— That is how educated men once prefaced their letters, is it not? The endearment given to ...
The Sisters of Urartu are sworn to provide assistance to anyone caught out in the deadly seasonal storms, but the wounded man they've just rescued is dangerous, and those looking for him prefer not to leave witnesses. D.G.P. Rector is back with "Devil in the Rain", set in the same far-future milieu as "On Charis Station".
by D.G.P. Rector The rain was coming down so thick, Sister Marisha found it impossible not to think of the Great Deluge. Urartu’s Storm seas...
A story about Death and Hell for All Saints' Day: "Among the Birds", by Australian author Will Greatwich.
by Will Greatwich I do not feel hunger here, although I have tried to eat the birds from time to time. Out of boredom, or misery, or—an eff...
Our latest story is contemporary horror tale "The Virgin", by Jaye Nasir.
by Jaye Nasir This had happened semi-regularly since I was a kid: some girl, prettier than I was, more well-liked, more easygoing, seemingly...
Forced to live as a human, Thorn doesn't understand why humans chose the Tree of Knowledge over the Tree of Life.
"The Carelessness of Endless Summers" by Ann McCurdy
by Ann McCurdy I kneels on the man’s chest, all uppy-downy with panting, giving me a ride, blowing out gales of breaths all stinky-rot with ...
An android minister tries to help a girl on the run from utopian trans-humanists, in Jeff Hewitt's near-future science fiction story "The Church of the UPC".
by Jeff Hewitt Reverend Ruby Paige looked over her congregation. A few leathery faces stared back, spread between the makeshift pews. A pod ...
As his nation invades another, Kazimir starts to wonder what might inhabit the darkness beneath a cathedral where men are called to violence. "The Cockatrice Den", a contemporary fantasy by Joanna Michal Hoyt.
by Joanna Michal Hoyt Even before he guesses about the basilisk, Kazimir fears that he may be going crazy again. He and too many others. Cra...
Our latest story delves into the inexplicable and even frightening aspects of artistic creation: "Stained Glass", by Mob.
by Mob The sweetened tang of ozone lingered over the churchyard—a high note atop scorched yew and ash. I shaded myself beneath the lychgate,...
For our May story, we have an excerpt from Karen Eisenbrey's space exploration novel Ego & Endurance. "No Stranger to Desert Places" takes us to Mars, with a small team on a desperate mission to bring back help for the rest of their stranded crew.
by Karen Eisenbrey “It’s going to be rough landing!” Captain Anderson shouted. “Hang on!” Commander Ruby Ladd gripped her armrests. Surely ...
Our April story, Jamie M. Boyd's "Wicket 2.0", asks: if dogs can come back to life, what else might be possible?
by Jamie M. Boyd I found Wicket barking by the side of the road at an art festival. Which was strange, because his ashes were still in my cl...
A robot reminds an exhausted nursing assistant what it means to be human, in T.R. Frazier's "MARY and Martha".
by T. R. Frazier A concrete Jesus stands among the holly bushes by the main entrance of Saint Anthony’s Care Home, one hand extended in an ...
The truth behind the Fleet's use of human precognitives in space combat is even darker than the Chaplain had imagined, in D.G.P. Rector's new story "The Binding and the Ram".
by D.G.P. Rector They always looked sick when they came back. The Pilots had been augmented, trained, bred for this. But every sortie took ...
After a godlike AI has hacked reality and proven the world is a simulation, are its followers better motivated by Heaven or Hell?
"Voice of Omega" by Matthew P. Schmidt
by Matthew P. Schmidt If it were not for Omega, she would still have the nightmare. But its influence kept her mind safe through the nightl...
The International Theological Commission has its work cut out for it.
https://www.mysteriononline.com/2023/01/the-baptismal-status-of-persons-wetted.html
(By Andy Dibble.)
by Andy Dibble The International Theological Commission has studied the question of the baptismal status of persons wetted by the worldwide ...
For this year's Christmas story, please enjoy Karl El-Koura's "Christmas in Apocalypse", a post-apocalyptic ghost story!
by Karl El-Koura He began to regret his decision to leave about five kilometers from the survivors’ camp, on what must have been the coldes...
Duke Kimball's "My Soul, and With the Sun" tells a story of the have-nots in a dystopia of social media monetization.
by Duke Kimball The new gods are dead. Their corpses shine down on the streets of Chicago, watching; waiting for something, anything, to mov...
In e rathke's "Heretic", a traveler meets a man from a world with a single yellow sun, a man who believes beyond all hope that his god will take him home.
by e rathke Deep in the night as the fire burned bright and another of Dev’s stories came to an end, Mycha snorted. “Any of that true?” De...
Superheroes are real, but they aren't coming to save you from "The Practical Ending". New fiction by Alex Sobel.
by Alex Sobel “And finally, if you pray enough, do good works, and have a loving heart, when you die, God will come and delete all of the po...
Sister has sacrificed more for her God than anyone she knows; surely he won't punish her now for holding back a tithe from this last, terrible offering? "The Tithe" by Frederick Gero Heimbach.
https://www.mysteriononline.com/2022/08/the-tithe.html
by Frederick Gero Heimbach Sister pushed aside the cloth at the entrance of the mud hut. The sun’s slanting rays lit dust particles sent sw...
A struggling young mother who was once allowed to exchange a magical gift wants a chance to choose differently, in Annaliese Lemmon's "The Gift to be Healed".
https://www.mysteriononline.com/2022/07/the-gift-to-be-healed.html
by Annaliese Lemmon With each step, icy shards of pain shoot through my knees and up my spine. My two-year-old Cecily runs ahead of me into...
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