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Justin Taylor is a recent graduate of Utah Valley University. When not writing or sitting in parking lots, he can be found making conspiracy theories about whatever book he happens to be reading.

Publications

Short Work:

Fiction

Warp & Weave: "The Lake"

Vol 19: Issue 1

Warp & Weave: "A Portrait of Asphodels"

Vol 19: Issue 2

Oroboro: "Housesitting"

Vol. 8

Warp & Weave: "Rooted"

Vol 21: Issue 1

Warp & Weave: "Silken Braids"

Vol 21: Issue 1

Resurrection Magazine: "What Love Dreams of Nightmares"

Issue III: Transmigration

Non-fiction

Touchstones: "Dear Jeff,"

Vol 26.1

Essais: "A Necessity for Change: Shown through Ursula K. Le Guin's the Left Hand of Darkness"

Vol 12: No. 1

Awards

Second Place for "Dear Jeff,"|Fall 2022 issue of Utah Valley University's Touchstones

Awarded by Ryan Ridge

"Few acts on earth surpass the feral joy of quitting a truly terrible job, and reading "Dear Jeff" is equally as thrilling. A workplace saga set in the shadows of COVID-19 and late capitalism, this epistolary piece is a love letter to the exit door. In an era of 'quiet quitting,' this timely tale tells the quiet part loud. I encourage you to crank some Johnny Paycheck ("Take This Job and Shove It") or the Ramones ("The Job That Ate My Brain") and read this story aloud. I did."