Published Work
2023
The Path home
This story is a queer reimagining of the classic Persephone and Hades myth filled with nature, magic, and true love. A.J. Pellegrino has recontextualized a classic story of nature's duality to create a novella that subverts traditional gender norms and creates a beautifully haunting tale.
The Path Home was published by Read Furiously, as part of their One ‘N Done series, in February 2023 and is available wherever books are sold:
Read Furiously, Little City Books, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon
2021
A Song for the Water
This sapphic mermaid love story can be found in Read Furiously’s second New Jersey inspired anthology, Stay Salty: Life in the Garden State. This anthology was released in October 2021 and is available for order wherever books are sold:
Read Furiously, Little City Books, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon
Add Stay Salty: Life in the Garden State on Goodreads here and StoryGraph here.
The Man Had No Face
This story of death and acceptance can be found in Lavender Bones Magazine’s first issue. This issue was released in December 2021 and is available to read online.
Shortlists
2022
A Friendly Face in the Dark
This flash fiction story shows a glimpse of the friendship between life and death. This piece was shortlisted for Spellbinder: A Quarterly Literary and Art Magazine’s Summer 2022 Issue.