About

Nicholas De Marino is a neurodivergent rhyparographer who has tinnitus and used to collect vintage sofubi. Monthly column [fnord] in foofaraw. Founder of 5enses magazine. He reads for foofaraw and Space Squid and believes in miasma, but only for social diseases. No awards but some nominations. Big-up SFPA, Codex, and Weird Christmas.

Selected pieces ...


Print/pdf only:

"An Earthy Intervention" (Dreams & Nightmares, Issue 132, January 2026)

"Kid Caterpillar Decides Maybe ..." (Star*Line, Issue 49.3, Summer 2026)


Mostly fiction:

"Nemesis" (BULL/Mr. Bull, Nov. 4, 2025)

"On the Ropes" (Hell Itself, Oct. 24, 2025)


Not all fiction:

"Four Pictures" (JMWW, May 28, 2026)

"The Garage" (The Palisades Review, Jan. 22, 2025)


Un-fiction:

"Rainy Day Activity," "Goodnight Moon Starer," & "There Are No Snails on Aesop 564" (SpecPoVerse, Volume 2, Issue 1, April 30, 2026)

LIVING NIGHTMARES: "a swollen metallic dolphin" & "Beach Body" (Horrific Scribblings, Oct. 7, 2025)


Columns:

"The (Moon) Essay" (foofaraw, Season 6, Oct. 31, 2025)

"The Death Essay" (foofaraw, Season 6, July 18, 2025)