Valerie Allen’s Holiday Prankster is a short story that follows Alissa and her boyfriend, Randy, as they head to a holiday dinner with his family. It’s the first time she’ll be meeting them, and she’s nervous because it’s important. On the way over, she becomes...

Time heals all wounds (or at least that’s what we all want). That’s exactly what the characters in Unpacking the Truth by N. de Bruijn are hoping for. It’s the story of a 12-year-old girl, Lily, who disappeared six years ago. Having never stopped searching...

Peanut Butter Cookies by Catina Noble is a short story told through the eyes of Camila, as she navigates the difficult last months of her mom Gina’s life. It chronicles her weekly visits to see her mom, who is battling illness in the hospital. Camila,...

Slax by Robert E. Kearns is set in a secondary school in north Dublin during the mid-1980s. The story unfolds among a group of students who find their Wednesday half-days filled with both spirited minor rebelling and companionship, especially after starting an informal film club....

In Case Files from the Nightfall Detective Agency: Fury of the Vampire by David Alyn Gordon, Abraham had tried to build a holy tower to the heavens, but El had struck it down. From then on, the people shunned Abraham. He wandered aimlessly and became...

Caribbean Adventures by Fred G. Baker is a riveting collection of modern pirate tales set mainly in the Caribbean. The stories follow the daring exploits of Alex and his crew, opening with the audacious theft of the luxury yacht Caribbean Queen, which Alex’s crew swiftly...

The Absurd Burden of Family: A Cautionary Tale by H&S Alvaurence is a fantasy that begins with Lady Eugenia Gastrell, a wealthy London noblewoman, who has two sons under very different circumstances. Simon, her first, is fathered by a faerie and inherits magical traits, while...

When Silence Shatters by Mahitab Mahmoud is a collection of original short stories, all of which, in their own way, lean into societal pressures and personal agency in Egyptian life. In Stained, Mariam intervenes when a teenage girl is harassed, confronting public scrutiny and social...

In Close Your Eyes and They're Gone by Karen Black, the story follows Rose Baker, a nurse’s aide and devoted mother to a curious four-year-old daughter, Lily. Rose is doing her best to balance work, parenting, and the loneliness of having her husband stationed overseas....

My Side of the World and Other Tales of Death by Beka Wueste is a haunting collection that examines mortality not as a distant, shadowy figure but as a close and personal companion. This eight-story anthology portrays death in unexpected ways: sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce,...