Julie Winters, how could he forget her? They had met ten years back after having argued with his wife. Tom remembers having a brief fling with her where he carefully concealed his identity. Now the same woman was sitting across from him at his office....

An absent member of a dynamic magical family is restored in the fascinating novella, Lucinda's Story (Ravencrest Series Book 1), by Lizzy Stevens and Steve Miller. Lucinda is orphaned after losing her father in a hunting accident and her mother to cancer. Aunt Agnes, her...

Erebus by S.D. Falchetti is a thrilling novella and the fourth in the Hayden’s World series. It opens with a beautifully described sequence where two space crafts are speeding and performing aerobatics through the cloud layers of Saturn, eventually docking at a space station located...

Cousins, One and All by Ronnda Eileen Henry and Aleksandra Layland is a great alternate plot based on Pride and Prejudice’s characters. Having grown up together, the five cousins - Ben, Cat, Wilma, Lottie, and Lucas - are excited to reunite and enjoy some time...

KHDZ by David R. Beshears is a short novella that whimsically explores the after-life and, more specifically, Hell. John Smith has died and is sent down below, apparently an administrative foul-up. John was a good man and should never have ended up in Hell. Heaven...

Thanks Giving by Ron Shaw is a short story that follows the life of an Atlanta family as they prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving together. Cindy and Ricki, the two younger sisters, do not seem to be too enthusiastic about their family tradition, given the events...

The Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol. 1 from the writing community of the Carrot Ranch. Edited by Charli Mills and Sarah Brentyn, it includes a broad sample of the group’s output of short stories, which are limited to 99 words ‘no...

Fans of science fiction with a focus on the human side of the equation rather than on glistening technology and special effects, and who enjoy doses of suspense, danger, mystery, mind games, multiple dimensions, and even a bit of romance and philosophy along the way,...

In Splinter we are introduced to Adam, his devious and possibly abusive sister-slash-caretaker Ada, and Adam’s mental health provider, Dr. Vann. Adam’s past is shrouded in mystery; the only clearly known fact is that when he was a young child there was a tragic altercation...

From Australian author C.V. Williams comes an enchanting eclectic collection of short stories titled A Grain of Truth a Pinch of Salt. This compilation brings together tales of familial struggles, love, protection, exploration, health, and aging. And, under her sure hand, each theme is daubed...