When eight artists from varying backgrounds receive the same letter inviting them to an all-expenses paid art residency, which includes a competition offering a five-hundred-thousand dollar prize to the winner, they assemble at the airport against their better judgment. The residency promises to help them...

The main character in The Writer in Tuscany by Richard P. Wenzel is a crime reporter suffering from writer’s block. Erik Swanson has retreated to a vineyard in Tuscany, searching for peace and inspiration to write his crime novel. But within the stunning vistas and...

Robert E. Kearns's Thou Shalt Not Covet is an engaging story combining romance, crime, and a touch of psychological suspense. Reginald "Reggie" Power is a middle-aged accountant from Waterford, Ireland. Reggie is a bit shy and introverted, dealing with arthritis and feeling comfortable in his...

The Town That Never Was... by Lee M. Cooper takes readers on a chilling investigation into the mysterious disappearances of more than a dozen individuals in a small town in Norway. Officer Christian Hawk returns to work shortly after a traumatic experience, wanting to take...

Set in a futuristic society, Her Gilded Voice by K.C. Aegis is the story of a young girl whose life is on the verge of unexpected change. Lacey Clarke, the young protagonist, lives in a world where each citizen has a fully integrated neurological implant...

Anthony Pond’s A Tale of Cienega Mirth is a short story exploring the healing journey of a war veteran seeking refuge in a tranquil meadow nestled in the Sierras. The protagonist, trying to escape the haunting memories of combat, constructs a stone cabin next to...

In The Man Who Died, Guy Arthur Simpson presents a gripping tale set in a futuristic colony where death is illegal and eternal existence takes precedence over personal autonomy. The story follows Professor Mo Gudmundson, a disgruntled medical consultant who, tired of monotony, stops paying...

“I’ve pushed so many frontiers in my life, I just want one more.” Perhaps that is not the noblest motivation out there, but for David Davis, the protagonist of the novel USS Primis: The First Starship by M.H. Altis, it may not even be true....

Christopher Griffith's Andrew's Addled Autopsy: A Sequel to William Ottoway's Utopia invites readers on an enlightening journey through the breathtaking Lake District, the mysterious Loch Ness, and the otherworldly landscapes of Iceland and Finland. The story centers around Andrew, an investigative journalist grappling with the...

The Monk by K. E. Adamus is a brilliantly crafted short story that skillfully blends the monotony of corporate life with an unsettling twist, creating an atmosphere that feels both familiar and surreal. The narrative centers around Victor, an ordinary office worker known as “the...