Surviving Humanity Coming February 2026 Featuring . . .
WriteHive is pleased to announce the authors of its annual anthology, Surviving Humanity, to be released early 2026. These stories explore the theme of surviving the struggles and traumas of this world, giving a sense of hope, determination, and resilience.
We are excited to welcome the following authors and their stories:
Story: Roiling Waves by Juliette Jarabek
Juliette Jarabek is a creative fiction writer, a fantasy fanatic, and an overall freak of life and death. Fiction is a miraculous tool to explore and understand the questions, joys, and fears of life, and that is how she strives to use her work. Through her endless pursuits and curiosities, Juliette aims to explore, educate, and inspire—and her aim is getting better!
Story: To Learn from Their Mistakes by Robin Rose Graves
Robin Rose Graves has appeared in 100-Foot Crow, Simultaneous Times Podcast and Dark Matter Magazine. She is an editor at Android Press and runs the SF booktube channel, the Book Wormhole. You can find her on Threads, BlueSky and Instagram.
Story: Asylum by Virgo Kevonté
Virgo Kevonté currently eats, writes, and works in the Eastern province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where pedestrians look both ways before crossing one-way streets. He has a couple novels looking for a home. Find this writer at virgokevonte.com
Story: Toll of the Ferryman by Rob Nisbet
Rob has had over 100 stories printed in anthologies and magazines ranging from romance (using his wife’s name) to horror. Rob’s wife has recently turned to crime! Rob also writes audio drama and have had seven audio scripts produced by Big Finish / BBC for their Doctor Who range. Rob Nisbet has won several international writing competitions including the 2022 Kepler Award for a sci-fi short story.
Rob promotes my writing on Facebook and Goodreads.
Story: Primary Objective by Joshua Boliard
Joshua Boliard is an author who suppliments his income by teaching high school history. He has published multiple short horror stories. Find him on Facebook.
Story: Emmaline by Janel Comeau
Janel Comeau is a writer, illustrator, comedian and youth worker from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her work has appeared in Jenny Magazine, Opus 22, The Best New True Crime anthology series, Cracked.com, and The Beaverton. She can be found on Instagram, Twitter, BlueSky, and Threads.
Story: Live a Little by Raleigh Call
Rayleigh Call is a writer and artist based in Bonney Lake, Washington. Her favorite genres to read and write are speculative fiction, science fiction, and queer romance. When she’s not painting, typing, or swapping stories with her writing group, the Comma Chameleons, she can be found gaming, gardening, or spending time with her partner and cats. Rayleigh can be found on Bluesky at @rayleighcall.bsky.social.
Story: The Melancholy Woodwinder by Susan L. Lin
Susan L. Lin is a Taiwanese American storyteller who hails from southeast Texas and holds an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts. Her novella GOODBYE TO THE OCEAN won the 2022 Etchings Press novella prize, and her short prose and poetry have appeared in over fifty different publications. She loves to dance. Find more on Twitter @SusanLLin, on Instagram @susanlinosaur, Bluesky @susanllin.bsky.social or on the web at https://susanllin.com.
Story: The Ultimate Ultimatum by Ian M Salavon
Ian is a husband, father, professional chef by trade, wannabe Renaissance Man, and longtime aficionado of speculative fiction. When Ian is not cooking, hanging out with family or writing, he spends his free time at the Fort Worth Judo Club where he is a black belt and coach. Ian has short stories published in On The Premises Magazine, www.kaidankaistories.com, and Small World City in Feb. 2025, but most of his work is featured in long road trips and around the dinner table. You can read more of Ian’s work at www.shortstorysalavon.com
Twitter and Bluesky: @SalavonIan
Story: Unwritten Story of Their Life by Toshiya Kamei
Toshiya Kamei (she/her) is a queer Asian writer who takes inspiration from fairy tales, folklore, and mythology.
Story: The Lucky One by H.M. Joinville
H.M. Joinville is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a degree in Creative Writing. She has poetry published in Bookends Review, Best of Bookends Review 2020, and Athena Review. Carb lover at heart, she is also ordained in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. H.M. can be found on BlueSky.
Story: Wish I May by Holly Goode
Holly Goode is a 33-year-old mom, wife, and hospice nurse who lives in South Carolina. Her short story Glass Slippers was published in the Red Herring Society anthology, All The Promises We Cannot Keep. She can be found on Instagram @hgoodewrites
Story: Dark Matters by Donald J Bingle
Donald J. Bingle is the author of nine books and more than seventy shorter works in the horror, thriller, science fiction, mystery, fantasy, steampunk, comedy, Morse Code, and memoir genres, including his near future military science fiction novel, Forced Conversion, about which Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer said: “Visceral, bloody — and one hell of a page turner! Bingle tackles the philosophical issues surrounding uploaded consciousness in a fresh, exciting way.” More about Don’s books and stories can be found at www.donaldjbingle.com or follow him @donaldjbingle on social media.
Story: Men’s Disease and If You’re Reading This, You’re Still Alive by Jake Stein
Jake Stein survives despite all odds in Portland, OR, where he concocts strange tales on his laptop and spends too much time at Powell’s Books. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Lightspeed Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Aurealis. You can occasionally find him stumbling around bluesky (jakeiswriting.bsky.social) or twitter (@jakewritesagain).
Story: Thrivor by Victoria Ojo
Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo is a Nigerian Literary Enthusiast and a smartphone photographer whose works have appeared in Christian Century, Christian Courier, Ake Review, Typehouse, Thema, Sunlight Press, Eboquills, Non-Binary Review, A Coup of Owl, Firebrand, Mad Swirl, Eco Punk, Mande, Loveliest Review, Toad Shade, Does it have pockets, Gemini, Exist Otherwise, All My Relations, Breath & Shadow, Lolwe, JAYLIT, Scop, MAAR Review, and other online literary platforms. Ojo can be found on X: @ilemobayo-ojo and IG: @ilemoba-joy
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