Are we truly adults if we haven’t lived life? And have we truly lived life if we don’t have experiences that have shaped who we are as people? When it comes to matters of the heart, almost everyone has had one or more bad experiences...

Replacement Parts by Marc Dickinson is an interlinked short story collection. In Food, Gas, and Vacancy, Hannah was raised by a single mother who used to be involved with a lot of men until her death from cancer. Her father shows up just in time...

Immerse yourself in a fascinating collection of short stories with Vera Mont's Ramblings. Two warmongering nations cause ordinary citizens to lose the privileges of groceries and beer. A person learns the goldfish language to communicate with the residents of an aquarium. A cat owner underestimates...

River to the Multiverse by David Gittlin revolves around Jacob Cassel, an author, his spouse Amy, an astronomer, and an advanced AI, Arcon, that team up with Silenna, an alien scientist from Aneleya, a civilization lost to war. Amidst global attention, the four journey through...

Tired of reading how-to-write manuals? Meet Ruby and Kurt, two wannabes and almost good enough writers in a writing group who connect and share ideas, mostly about writing. In a clever, comic romp, these two, a 70-plus-year-old white male and a 40-ish black female (ex-military),...

Returning to Center: A Collection of Stories, Vignettes, and Thoughts is a work of fiction in the anthology, martial arts, and spirituality subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Billy Ironcrane. In this collection of intricately...

Who does not like a good love story? And why do you have to content yourself with one when you can have many in one book? Romantic Reflections by Kim Dwyer offers short stories that will not fail to thrill all those who want to...

Romancing the Holidays Collection by L. Austen Johnson features four short romantic novellas. In “Lucky Fall” (St. Paddy’s Day), we meet Sarah, a young woman in need of respite from the tremendous responsibilities she has had to take on. A surprise trip to Dublin, Ireland...

Real Life with Ed & Ken: 3 Novelettes is a work of fiction in the humor, slice of life, and urban fiction sub-genres, and was penned by author Rev. Shakes Spear as volume one in a collection of stories about the titular characters. Ed and...

If you enjoy short fiction with well-drawn characters, settings, and plots, Radha's Revenge & Other Stories by Gopal Ramanan may be for you. These twelve tales are vignettes of everyday life in the bustling cities and rural villages of India. Several explore inspirational themes about...