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...

Grimlock Cove is a far cry from the picture of an idyllic, peaceful small town. Founded by the elusive Grimlock family, the town has witnessed many bizarre occurrences over the years. Why is it that an outsider disappears from Grimlock Cove every six years? Why...

The Prism of My Mind: Poems for 7 Moods by Francis Mont is a compilation of original work in a rich variety of styles. The format is primarily in the styles of brief contemplative verse, minimalist, haiku, and free verse. Each of the pieces harkens...

If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

The most appealing aspect of the stories featured in Spectrum of Love by Akash Chaudhary is that they are all eminently possible – every scenario depicted in this hopeful and emotionally charged collection is, without a doubt, something that could happen and probably does happen...

The Korpes File Series by J. I. Rogers is a set of four fascinating, dystopian/science fiction short stories. In ‘Bride Price,’ a brother and sister casually decide that Regina will marry for a large dowry to save their ruined business. A decision so flippantly made...

Duck For Cover & Other Tales by Barbara Venkataraman is a compilation of short stories that can best be summed up in one word: poignant. Each vignette stands easily on its own, and together they offer the reader snapshots of the lives of ordinary people...

In Copacabana at Midnight: Collected Poems and Stories, Brian Ray Brewer presents his excellent and challenging work in the form of 130 poems and twelve stories of varying lengths. The collection’s title piece is set in Brazil during the pandemic where a lonely man seeks...

Every person in the space colony receives a muse for enlightenment and guidance when they come of age. Danna got a strange cloud that talked to her in different voices and showed her disturbing images instead. Why is she so unlucky, and what is her...

The crypt of an abbey in the town of Reachers hides ancient skeletons with puzzling anomalies. An anthropologist arrives in Reachers for research and is enchanted by Miss Brown's beautiful amber eyes. Is it a coincidence that the pagans he studies believed that eyes were...