Emily Kalka

A fantasy short story about Oklahoma mermaids.

Human composting may be coming to Oklahoma, and a lot of people have some big feelings about it. And hey, I get it. When I first heard about it five years ago, I too thought it was strange and weird. The ick factor came in. I was working on a magazine issue on death, and one of the articles I had planned was looking into new/unconventional options people were choosing for disposition, and composting was one of the newest. But me being me, I got curious. Even without the excuse of the article,...

What I've been working on both at the paper and on novels.