<p>David J. Avila writes bizarre and emotionally exhausting short stories and novelettes that defy easy categorization. His work exists in the uncomfortable spaces between absurdist fiction, dark fantasy, and psychological horror-the kind of stories that didn't have a place in the grade school classrooms where he first fell in love with writing.</p><p>Avila's fiction takes familiar frameworks-fairy tales, magical realism, everyday objects and twists them until they reveal something raw and unsettling about violence, belief, and human desperation. His characters navigate worlds where toasters perform miracles, unicorns seek revenge, and the line between the mundane and the impossible dissolves completely.</p><p>With five short stories currently available, Avila continues to explore the darker corners of imagination from his home in California's San Joaquin Valley, crafting tales that linger long after the final page.</p>
