Penelope Steiss is a poet, author and folklorist who uses creative writing as a way to navigate the world as a person with Schizotypal personality disorder. Her writing, while often magical or dreamlike to the reader, is a literal expression of how she experiences the world. She currently lives between a swamp in Florida and a forest in Sweden.
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Pie
Exist Otherwise, 2026
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Nowhere, South Carolina
Deer Key Magazine, 2026
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Harbinger
Deer Key Magazine, 2026
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A bad afternoon
Deer Key Magazine, 2026
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Maw
Pink Ochre Magazine, 2026
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Stellaria's Dream
Dirt Freckles 1, 2026
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Sommar
Dirt Freckles 1, 2026
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