KENDRA MARIE PINTOR (she/her) is an emerging author from Southern California with stories appearing in CRAFT Literary, The Los Angeles Review, FOLIO Literary Journal, LEVITATE Magazine, and others. Her story "THE SLUAGH" is featured in the Best Small Fictions 2023 anthology and is a Best American Science Fiction/Fantasy 2023 nominee. Her piece "A HOUSE ON TWO LEGS" is a Best of the Net 2024 nominee. Additionally, her piece "DEATH, AND OTHER THINGS YOU CAN'T AFFORD," is among The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2025. Kendra studied creative writing at the University of La Verne and is a graduate of the 2022 UMass Amherst Juniper Summer Writing Institute. Blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, Kendra’s writing style favors eerie, atmospheric language that seeks to combine the mundane with the magical until both worlds are irrevocably intertwined.
CREATIVE NONFICTION
THE SLUAGH ⭐ |
CRAFT, Best Small Fictions '23, Best American SF '23 Nominee
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DEATH, AND OTHER THINGS YOU CAN'T AFFORD ⭐ |
The Los Angeles Review, Neighborhood (Reprint), The Wigleaf Top 50 Short Fictions 2025
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WREST YOUR HEAD |
A Thin Slice of Anxiety Magazine
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WE AS OFFERINGS |
FOLIO Literary Magazine
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WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CAVE |
Litmora Literary Magazine
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RAZED |
Rathalla Review
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FICTION & FLASH
THE HARVESTER |
Fast Flesh Literary Journal
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A HOUSE ON TWO LEGS ⭐ |
Okay Donkey, Best of the Net 2024 Nominee
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WHERE WE STORE OUR FLESH |
LEVITATE Magazine
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THIS SAVAGE GARDEN |
Olit Magazine
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BAPTISM |
Hearth & Coffin Literary Journal
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PULPA |
The Hog Literary Magazine
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THE MAHANAS |
Lunch Ticket Magazine
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BANSHEE |
Flash Fiction Magazine
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