Tarver Nova

Welcome! I'm Tarver.
I have stories and cats to share with you.
Glad you've stopped by.
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✧ About Me ✧

Fiction

Read my latest stories, or see what's coming next.

Img Credit: Roman Trifonov

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Img Credit: Kelly Sikkema

Resources for Writers

Some sites my fellow writers may find useful.

Cats

Check out my cats. I have four of my own, and I've fostered a clowder's worth.

Tarver with a tuxedo cat on his shoulder

Tarver Nova

Tarver Nova is a spec-fic writer and professional night owl in New York.His stories are found or forthcoming in Kaleidotrope, Baffling Magazine, Daily Science Fiction and more.He is an associate editor of CatsCast, the cat-themed spec-fic podcast from Escape Artists.
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Reach him through email or Twitter below.

Short Fiction

✧ in the Bear Creek Gazette – May 2022

A supernatural horror emerges across weeks of a newspaper's Readers' News column.

Horror | 1,050 words

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Img Credit: Logan Weaver

✧ in Fabula Argentea – January 2022

A tarot-reading trickster gets creative when a bank heister takes her seriously.

Crime/Humor | 3,900 words

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Img Credit: Content Pixie

✧ in Kaleidotrope – October 2021

Death and her crows clash over the soul they're meant to collect.

"With its compelling mix of bittersweet drama and charming silliness, this story should not be missed."
– Tor.com

Fantasy | 4,600 words

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Img Credit: Kevin Mueller

Upcoming

The Tempest in the Glasswork

✧ Forthcoming in Daily Science Fiction

Lighthearted drama pops up in a little shop selling anything in a bottle.

Fantasy | 315 words

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Img Credit: Aaron Burden

Lingering Trinkets

✧ Forthcoming in a Crone Girls Press anthology

A story about the ghosts in our antiques.

Horror | 4,800 words

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Img Credit: Ramiro Mendes

The Flame Without

✧ Forthcoming in Baffling Magazine – 2023

A story about exotic worlds and troubling gifts.

Science Fantasy | 1,120 words

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Resources for Writers

Find a Market or Agent

Short Story Markets

Small Presses

Agents

News

Articles

Formatting and Standards

Professional Orgs

Utilities

  • ASMRion - Background noise generator for focus

  • StayFocusd - Chrome app to limit time on distracting websites

  • Photopea - free Photoshop alternative

Cats

Cats. (1)

(1) Cats.