Jenna Hanan Moore

Jenna Hanan Moore is an author of fantasy and science fiction with over 40 published short stories and the founder and editor of Androids and Dragons, a journal of and about speculative fiction. She loves to travel, take pictures, drink coffee, sing along with the radio when no one is listening, and immerse herself in nature or a good story. She lives with her husband and their small terrier. The terrier may or may not serve as the inspiration for several of her stories.

Forthcoming Publications

“Tricentennial Blues” in an Alternative Liberties from B Cubed Press (January 2025)

Short Fiction

A Peaceful Port in the Storm” in Friday Flash Fiction, December 2024

Joyful Maneuvers in the Dark” in Friday Flash Fiction, December 2024

Mr. Jeffries’ Dilemma” in Friday Flash Fiction, November 2024

A Bad Day on Asteroid G76” in Savage Planets, October 2024 (My story appears on page 18 of the October issue. It will remain free to read until the January 2025 issue is released; after that, it will be available for purchase at the same link.)

FIDO” in To the Dogs: 31 Very Short Stories About Man’s Best Friend (from Altitude Press), September 2024

Taylor Swift’s Secret Weapon” in Friday Flash Fiction, July 2024

Artee’s Last Stand” in AI, Robot (from JayHenge Publishing), February 2024

The History of Birds” in Decapitate (the webzine of the Third Estate Arts Collective), January 2024


First and Last Visit Home” in Friday Flash Fiction, November 2023

Hauntingly Beautiful” in Androids and Dragons, October 2023

The Ringmaster’s Nightmare” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2023

The Inventor Queen” in Androids and Dragons, October 2023

The Fool and the Sage and the Key to the Treasure” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2023

October Chill” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2023

Artemis Cat” in Twenty-two Twenty-eight, September 2023

Halfway Home” in Friday Flash Fiction, September 2023

I, Writer” in Friday Flash Fiction, August 2023

The Night the World Almost Ended” in Androids and Dragons, July 2023

Heart and Soul” in Friday Flash Fiction, June 2023

Starting Over” in Friday Flash Fiction, April 2023

Spare Change” in Friday Flash Fiction, March 2023

Dizzying Heights” in Friday Flash Fiction, March 2023

The Day the Plants Talked Back” in Friday Flash Fiction, February 2023

Jack and the Dragon” in Friday Flash Fiction, January 2023


“The Ghost Mom of Christmas Past” in Little Old Lady Comedy, December 2022 (reprint available in Androids & Dragons, December 2024)

Clara and the Christmas Tree” in Friday Flash Fiction, December 2022

Dallas at the Rainbow Bridge” in Dog Tales, November 2022

Inside the Walls” in Friday Flash Fiction, November 2022

“The Last Fairy Tale” in Potato Soup Journal, November 2022 (reprint available to read in Androids and Dragons, August 2023)

Just a Song at Twilight, Halloween Eve” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2022

Most Unique Pumpkin Contest” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2022

Bobbing for Mealy Worms” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2022

A Ghost with No Haunt” in Friday Flash Fiction, October 2022

“Daisy’s Tale” in The Lorelei Signal, October 2022 (reprint available to read in Androids and Dragons, May 2024)

Dear Jane Rutledge” in 365 Tomorrows, August 2022

“Olivia and the Best Dogs” in Potato Soup Journal, July 2022 (reprint available to read in Androids and Dragons, August 2023)

Gone in a Flash” in 365 Tomorrows, June 2022 (reprint also available in Androids and Dragons, November 2023)

A Kind Word” in 365 Tomorrows, May 2022 (reprint also available in Androids and Dragons, August 2024)

Junebug’s Secret” in Land Beyond the World Magazine, March 2022 (reprint also available in Soft Star Magazine, November 2022, available for purchase here)


Jasper and Holly” in Dog Tales, December 2021

Birds of a Feather” in Luna Station Quarterly, December 2021

Best Day Ever” in Dog Tales, August 2021

The Captain’s Chair” in The Daily Drunk, May 2021 (reprint also available in Androids and Dragons, September 2023)


Nonfiction

A Fond Farewell to Contributor Ray Daley” in Androids and Dragons, May 2024

Senses Working Overtime: Contributor Emmie Christie on Her New Novel, A Caged & Restless Magic” in Androids and Dragons, February 2024

A World with No Stories? A Meditation on the Value of Speculative Fiction” in Androids and Dragons, October 2023


Author Interviews

Author Interview: Jenna Hanan Moore and “Birds of a Feather” in Luna Station Quarterly, February 2022