Julia Rios, writer, editor, narrator, podcaster. The OMG Julia Podcast explores creative lives and processes. Worlds of Possibility collects stories and poems by others.

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Worlds of Possibility December 2023 cover image featuring a house surrounded by flowers.

The December 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

Welcome to the December 2023 issue of Worlds of Possibility. Usually the ebook version is only available to paid subscribers, and individual pieces appear online later for free, but this time the entire issue is being released for free to everyone right away as an end of the year gift.

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Día de Muertos Special: How to Be a Ghost by Annika Barranti Klein and Tithe by Héctor González

Día de Muertos is a time for remembering our lost loved ones, so today I'm bringing you two Worlds of Possibility pieces that go with that theme.

Happy Halloween! A Ghost Special!

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, here are two pieces from the October 2023 issue of Worlds of Possibility.

Two cute bunnies frolic in a cloud against a purple sky.

Cloud Zoo: A Story by Moriam E. Kuye

A soothing and wondrous story about the anxieties of parenthood.

Title card for "Purple Magenta" by Tiara Mica: A brown hand with matte purple nails holds a magenta popsicle

Purple/Magenta: a poem by Tiara Mica

This poem is from the February 2023 issue of Worlds of Possibility. I love its sense of mischief.

Closeup of two girls in school uniforms about to kiss under a willow tree.

Things Most Meaningful: a story by P.A. Cornell

“It’s for whatever you like,” he said. “To place those things that are most meaningful to you inside.”

the cover of A New Day by Jean Goulbourne, featuring a sunrise over the mountains

Of poetry and me: a poem by Jean Goulbourne

We are less than $1,000 away from the main funding goal for the Worlds of Possibility anthology, and to celebrate, here is a piece from the book!