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Mari Harrison

Mari Harrison
Mari Harrison

Mari Harrison, a Los Angeles native now rooted in Massachusetts, traded neuroscience for a career in science and technical writing. After decades penning government documents (which she insists qualify as speculative fiction), she now edits novels and writes short stories, cheered on by her husband, five kids, and an elderly Great Dane determined to sit on her lap.

Exuviae

Exuviae

Mari Harrison  | 16 Oct, 2025

Every dawn, I shed the husk of who I was. It lies crumpled by the bed—smiling, hopeful, small. I slip on today’s skin: the eyes...

Short Fiction