R. F. Daniels writes speculative fiction that has been described as “devastating” and “horrifying” and “like an episode of Black Mirror but more queer”. They appreciate the latter comparison despite the rhyme.
Coming in fall 2026 from Inked In Gray, “Keeping Warm After the End” follows a queer disabled woman and her partner as they try to survive after their city (along with large parts of the rest of the world) has been decimated by climate change.
“You Will Not Devour Me”, published as a Hollow Oak Press Acorns flash feature, looks at social media and body image from the perspective of a digital double, inspired in part by the sense that our online selves can sometimes take on lives of their own.
“Excrescence” is a flash story about changing climates, changing worlds, and the bodies that change along with them. Published in Quotidian Bagatelle on 21 May 2026.
“When the Bees Fell Quiet”, published in the Spring 2026 issue of Roses and Wildflowers, is a quiet speculative look at a queer woman’s journey of introspection in a world where surveillance has taken over even what remains of nature.
As part of the Common Bonds 2 anthology, “The Husband Stitch” is a dark fantasy story about an aromantic witch trying to find her place in the world (and trying to get some peace and quiet from a very persistent undead husband).
Published on Tall Tale TV, “Upload in Progress” explores one man’s feelings towards the new trend of existing as a virtual consciousness, made more complicated by the myriad different emotions that can arise from existing in a trans body.
“Unforgettable”, published in Volume 4 of Club Chicxulub, is a look at the culture of celebrity worship and the erosion of privacy, set in a relatively near future where memories can be uploaded, shared, and experienced by anyone who wants them.
Published in State of Matter magazine, “Mismatch” takes place fully in a virtual world, where uploaded human consciousnesses exist without physical bodies. It was inspired in large part by fears around traveling as a nonbinary person in a world that expects (and often demands) a binary gender.
