Meagan Kane

Meagan Kane

lives in Minneapolis with her wife, contemplating the void and writing science fiction. You can find her on Bluesky.

Short Fiction

Published

"The Only Piece Left" (1000 words, science fiction)
Baffling Magazine #22: Strange Forms, December 2025
Rare books, bird robots, the relentless march of time, DO androids dream of dick?

Lot 507. [THE IMBRIUM COPY.] Futura-Mare, Delphina (fl. 2200s-2400s). Our Very First Love Poems. Pytheas City, Luna: Burke & Dolores, 2287.

"Playback" (500 words, horror)
Cursed Morsels Zine #15: Sexy Ghosts | June 2025
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The one night Alice had left of Tess after she died had been mediocre at best, the recording a whim, facilitated by their friend’s freshly purchased RealVid set.

"WORLD RECORD: Your Longest Hair" (125 words, horror)
Cursed Morsels Zine #13: Strange World Records | June 2025
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Forthcoming

"What a Name Does Is Let You Leave" (6400 words, science fiction)
Adventitious #1, February 2026

"The Ganymede Dragon" (4900 words, science fiction)
Trans/port: Trans Speculative Fiction for a Queer Future, Spring 2026

"What Haunts the Newbuild?" (3900 words, horror)
PseudoPod

"St. Cloud Man Fastest God Catcher on Record" (200 words, weird?)
Rat Bag Lit

"Europan Culture (Seven Theses)" (900 words, science fiction)
Flash Fiction Online


Games

Ordered by size, biggest to smallest.

Interpretatio Cultura

Solo TTRPG

Use the Tarot to write and rewrite a story across cultures in this solo journaling game.


Strange Geometrical Hinges

Interactive Fiction

Your ship is currently orbiting Ganymede. It's also about to be destroyed. You only have so much time--and so many bodies--left before the end.


Be the (Console) Cowboy

YOU are a group of HACKERS. Your WIFE has been KIDNAPPED — AND SHE’S MAD AT YOU!!! Also, she’s a supercomputer. Infiltrate your adversary’s security, hack the mainframe, reveal secrets, and try to convince your wife to give love another shot.

My first attempt at a TTRPG, written for a one-page jam.


Shelf Talker

Solo TTRPG

Ever wanted to sell real books? What about books that don't exist? Print out this game and try your hand at recommending a book you've just made up.


david can't win

Written for a 36 word rpg jam in what can only be described as a fit of bleakness.