Forever & Always by Cristian Carrington is set on a tropical island surrounded by the vast sea, where Lono, a skilled fisherman, falls in love with Laka, leading to a blossoming relationship. They live amongst uncontacted people, but their idyllic lives are disrupted by the...

How often have you heard the saying "life is like that"? And the multitude of other sayings that reflect upon age and maturity and how old we are, like “act your age.” But what is our age? And does it matter? Perhaps the short stories...

J. Martain's Forgetting the Lost follows a six-year-old girl, starting in 1939 and through the 1940s. Madeline is a unique child, but no one seems to realize her full potential until she meets Lucy. With Madeline's help, Lucy finds "lost" children and puts to right...

The Library Attic Attack by Iris March is the second book in the Succulent Sleuth Mini Mystery Series. Molly and Claudia are in charge of a Plant Swap at the town library. Frank Driscoll is the library board president, and he’s friendly with everyone –...

A Light Revision by Phillip Johnson is a fantasy science fiction hybrid novella that revolves around Oliver, whose life shifts dramatically at eighteen, with a flood of disjointed memories blending real and presumably imagined experiences. His recollections are massively diverse, like roaming a desert, coping...

The Digital Wallpaper by Anna Maeve is a modern reimagining of the classic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called The Yellow Wallpaper, first published in 1892. Like the original story, Maeve’s story offers a riveting look at a woman whose unstable mental health is...

Possibilities is a collection of stories and musings by Jeff Layton. It has themes of life, death, and the afterlife. The characters have lucid dreams and subconscious experiences that transform their lives and open their minds to new possibilities. Join a hiker who finds a...

Stories like The Ormond Girl by Mireille Pavane remind me why I love short fiction. The story moves along at a fast clip with an elegant and fluid style reminiscent of Jane Austen and concludes with a seemingly ambiguous ending, though enough clues are given...

Twisted Neuros by Z.J. Ryder follows Adnan, who is troubled by cognitive issues and fears brain chip hacking, implemented at his work. Office discussions that occur within the chips reveal mixed sentiments on the technology. NeuroXPT, an AI bot, aims to address concerns and enhance...

The Rekindler by Chiara Talluto is a dystopian novel that explores themes of faith, revival, and resistance in a world dominated by a one-world government and religion. The story follows Captain Benjamin Morris, a former Marine and devout Christian, who is determined to resurrect Christianity...