K.

Best Fiction will publish new fiction by K.

“Yorugu” is a lyrical tale set in West Africa, opening and closing in present-day Mali with the main story set around the time of the Songhai Empire. It was written as one of seven stories for a collection that includes one story per continent.

K., who writes under various names, is an internationally published author of fiction and poetry. Recently published work appears in Ozone Park, New Plains Review, The 2river View, Willows Wept Review, Barnwood, 3:AM Magazine, Jabberwocky, decomP, PANK, and The Collagist. Currently a Ph.D. student and rhetoric instructor at UT-Dallas, K. holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University in Pittsburgh. K. is married to the poet Angela Marie Kaiser.

Best Fiction is pleased to introduce K. and his spellbinding story, “Yorugu,” to readers everywhere.