House of Refuge is a nice military fiction by Michael DiBaggio. Justin Agnarsson is the lone station-keeper at House of Refuge #49, a floating sanctuary for mariners in the Plata Raft region. He gives shelter to a man and his daughter after an Argentine warship...

Hibernaculum is a short story collection written by Kim McDougall. The title story is a post-apocalyptic vision of a devastated world surrounding the Dome, the last safe refuge for humanity. While many feel safe and sheltered inside the climate-controlled Dome, others can’t help but wonder...

With Halfway Down the Stairs, Gary A. Braunbeck gifts readers with a dense, darkly brilliant collection of tales that amplify the many secret voices of the heart. Unspoken fears grow fangs and form, until they must be let out to consume the hapless protagonist in...

“Humanity was delicious. I mean, they were drool inducing, stomach growling, and lip smacking good. Some days, I almost wish I hadn’t eaten the last one.” Humanity Was Delicious by Ubiquitous Bubba is set in a dystopian future, where humans and animals no longer exist...

Sheronda L. Barksdale’s He Made Me Laugh, Unlimited Love and Life: The Chronicles is a poignant love story and is a woman’s story as well. As a college student, Octavia Snow had a relationship with Bryce that resulted in pregnancy, but she had an abortion...

Thirty-year-old LAPD detective Ethan Falcone’s life is spiraling down the drain. He’s on leave with a pending charge for excessive use of force and is estranged from his wife, Jessica. One day, the suicidal cop receives a call from a woman named Ruby Von Derriere,...

In a family of extraordinary people, Charlie is just Charlie. He was an average or below student in school, never very athletic, never all that great with the women, just kinda average. All he ever wanted was his father to be proud of him. Trouble...

Half Deserted Streets is a short story collection written by Barrington Jackson. The first tale, Tethered, is the story of a young man, Nathan, who becomes obsessed with Marta, a woman he meets at a party. From the moment she hands him a soft leather...

Here Be Dragons by Hannah Steenbock is a collection of eight short stories about magic, mythical creatures and sorcery. From a traveling wizard that fixes toys, to a wizard who loses and searches for his magic deck of cards. From a young girl that tries...

Head of Household by Dominique Wilkins is the story of Bruce who has been bought up in a single-parent family with his mother and sister. As the only male, Bruce has led a life of male dominance where his mother and sister dote on his...