When Breaks The Maelstrom by Eugene Barnes is a collection of dark fantasy and science fiction stories. The book takes readers on wild rides into the minds of people about to commit murder, to the American Old West to investigate a sharpshooting case, and to...

Sean M. Tirman’s A Rap on the Door is a collection of short stories built from speculative premises that turn familiar fears into strange pressure points. And they all start with a knock. Among them is Polaris Breach, where a widowed sailor leaves shore after...

Beyond Grimm by Alan S. Kessler is a collection of 25 short stories inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales. After coming across a scary wolf in the woods, a young girl tried to offer her grandmother as bait. A Berkshire pig betrays others of...

A. K. Frailey’s Spice of Life is a collection of original short stories that run the gamut of genre variety and range in length, tone, and tenor. A Gentleman’s Agreement follows Nick after his son Gene asks whether cremation can divide a family. Their discussion...

Honor is a Sci-Fi and Fantasy anthology from Z.S. Diamanti, Brady Hunsaker, E.A. Winters, David Estes, Blake and Raven Penn, et al. This adventure-filled anthology takes you to a variety of worlds, from those where magic roams to those in space. Each story offers delightful,...

Bremmer had never been one to follow the rules. His preference for carrying on at his own pace, even when duty called, was the precise reason why he had ended up picking through intergalactic waste. Now known as Junk Man by his artificial intelligence companion,...

Carry on Smartly by Wayne Westphal Barrow is a collection of six original short stories, where the characters experience moments that require immediate decisions, which define what follows. In The Kind-Hearted Stranger, a teenage real estate agent receives unexpected news and turns to Mr. Kippens,...

North of Ordinary by Angela Grey is a collection of interconnected stories set in small northern towns where the landscape shapes the lives within it. The opening introduction establishes a world built from familiar places such as lakes, diners, bait shops, and bars, where repetition...

Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics by Jan Sikes, Rick Sikes, and Sydney Klein is a collection of original speculative and literary fiction short stories and poetry. Among them is The Forgotten, a story of a fading population on Egluna, whose existence changes when two visitors awaken...

Taboo & Transcending Tales by Rich Disilvio comprises five highly entertaining, deeply meaningful stories that explore themes and motifs of a philosophical and spiritual nature. From the problem of faith and art to arrogance and discoveries in science, the main characters face their histories and...