[3] In 2018, Mills published her first science fiction short story: "The Gestational Cycle of Flies in a Cupboard" in Lamplight Magazine.
It tells the story of Grace, and later her daughter Olivia, living in a near-future society where women's rights are limited and pregnancies are heavily monitored, with abortions made illegal.
Reviewer Lis Carey described the story as powerful but dark, providing readers with a useful history of pregnancy tests and abortion.
[8] Reviewer Niall Harrison described it as an "incandescent" response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v.
The science fiction tale focuses on the war-torn city of Radezhda, where five different sects serve five gods with varying occupations.
[15] Critics praised the examination of the consequences of Zemolai's choices and the complex impacts of fascism and religious zealotry.