Writing Life

Brenna Cuba writes a wide range of speculative fiction and all its fantastic subgenres in flash fiction, novels and everything in between. A Miami native, Cuba is often inspired by her home state of Florida. If you want to escape to the beach or discover old Florida in reimagined ways, take a look at the short stories below. And then subscribe for more via the newsletter: Surreal Florida.

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Brenna Cuba is a former journalist and copywriter who writes speculative fiction. She is the creator of Surreal Florida on Substack, a 2025 We Need Diverse Books mentee finalist, and a 2023 finalist in the Writers League of Texas Manuscript Contest for her middle grade fiction. She is also obsessed with coffee and probably drinking a cup of it right now.

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