Jaslynn Middleton

Jaslynn Middleton (she/her) became a writer to cope with being neurodivergent. She's lived all over the place and tends to panic whenever someone asks her where she's from. She currently lives in Delaware and hopes to return to Europe and Japan when she finds the time to travel. She enjoys working in several genres, although her favorite is fantasy. Her stories have appeared in Tiger Leaping Review, House of Long Shadows, and the anthology Black Sheep. She's currently working on her second manuscript, The Melograno, a sci-fi story set on a derelict spaceship. When she's not writing, she picks fights with technology (especially office equipment) or hangs out with her two stubborn shiba inu.

Publications

Quicksilver - Lynn falls into another world. (Tiger Leaping Review, Issue 6, October 2025)
Death of a Starship - Everything has a soul, even spaceships. (Roi Faineant, Nov 2025)
Ittan Momen - Modern take on a Japanese monster. (Sublunary Review, December 2025)
Cold Figments - Minokichi has a close encounter with death. (House of Long Shadows, No. 49, January 2026)
Scaling - The narrator encounters danger while urban exploring. (Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder, No. 34, March 2026)

Manuscripts

How to Care for Dryads
^{Aimless Rachel Brooks always wanted to have an exciting adventure like the heroes of her favorite books, but living in 1998 rural West Virginia limited her prospects to mere daydreams until the ghost of her Nana tells her about the town's population of magical creatures and Rachel finds her little world completely upended. Things quickly become complicated as Rachel begins studying under Nana to learn her responsibilities. Whisper Glen has been without a guardian since Nana's death and several Legends have taken advantage of her absence. Nana also hasn't been completely honest about the Guardians' history. Will Rachel master her new role or will things spiral out of her control?}The Melograno
^{When Amaryllis Volans and Aidric Caldwell wake from cryogenic slumber, they have no memories and no idea how they got on board the abandoned luxury liner Melograno. Unsettling visions of the crew and passengers plague the pair as they try to retrace their steps and signal for rescue. But the first ship to dock with them isn't there to help--Pirates have laid claim to the floundering ship. Amaryllis and Caldwell must work together to find a way to escape before they're killed or enslaved.}

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