khōréō magazine volume 1, issue 1

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The first issue of khōréō, a magazine of speculative fiction by immigrant and diaspora writers.

Table of Contents:

"The Taste of Centuries, the Taste of Home" by Jennifer Hudak
Skelly’s grandmother is teaching her to bake challah, an old recipe from Earth. But is preserving tradition enough when a portal to her grandmother’s world beckons?

"Vampirito" by K. Victoria Hernandez
Eli is—one hundred percent, without a doubt—vampiro, but he’s missing all the stereotypical traits. Is there room for him to exist in a world where everyone has already decided who and what he is?

"A Little History of Things Lost & Found" by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
The trees always spoke to Muta—until she lost herself in grief. Now, Karura Forest is silent; now, Nairobi beckons with noise and life. Can she find a way back to the whispering leaves?

"The Frankly Impossible Weight of Han" by Maria Dong
For Grant Rutherford, work is both life and legacy—but when he dies a mere week after his wife, what he leaves behind will have metaphysical reverberations he could never have foreseen.

"All Worlds Left Behind" by Iona Datt Sharma
Priya’s grandfather found Amarnath Noy, but the family's ties to it weaken with each generation. Can Priya still find comfort there as she prepares for her father’s funeral and her upcoming wedding?

"Grandma Stories and the Gaps They Bridge,"
This issue's non-fiction explores the importance of accepting that stories from one's heritage can evolve--and that it’s ok to tell them in your own voice, to create something new while paying homage to your origins.