In Splinter we are introduced to Adam, his devious and possibly abusive sister-slash-caretaker Ada, and Adam’s mental health provider, Dr. Vann. Adam’s past is shrouded in mystery; the only clearly known fact is that when he was a young child there was a tragic altercation...

Skin Food is an urban fantasy novella written by Type A. Tyson and Lana were making the best of their break from classes with an adventure that began with a visit to Korea where their school friend, Sam, was now teaching English and living in...

Skeleton Dance is a short realistic story written by C. Jai Ferry. Her grandmother was trying to kill her, she knew it for a fact. There was never a question in her mind about it. Since that first afternoon after her mother's death things had...

Short Fuse: A Short Tale of Abuse, Betrayal and Revenge by Clabe Polk tells the story of Ken Handly, a man who thinks he owns the world, or rather perhaps that the world owes him. Dismissing his marriage to Katherine as inconsequential and unworthy of...

Sarah & Zoey by Linda Watkins opens with Sarah, who is happily married to successful corporate lawyer, David Palmer, and mom to Thad. Her only problem is an unfinished article for the Boston Globe that stops her going on a sailing trip with her husband...

A short, delightful read, Scandalous Hoe Fiction by Ashley M. Hardy is a dramatic novel, a story told around a lounge bar in a small town, and an assortment of women. What is in a woman? What is a woman capable of? In this swiftly-paced,...

S.O.S. Animals and Other Stories by Fiza Pathan is a collection of 26 short stories which range from parable-like stories backed up by biblical texts, to unusual scenarios which cause the reader to stop and think. Many of the stories involve animals in one way...

Southern Patchwork Quilt is a combined work of prose, poetry, fact and fiction, written by Phyllis F. McManus. With an autobiographical beginning, Phyllis tells of how money was hard to come by in the 1950s. A child’s new dress meant blistered fingers, as the parents...

Science Fiction Short Stories, Warnings from the Future, Series 2 is a collection of futuristic science fiction stories written by P. T. Logos. The story 2121 tells of the planet Terra 7, a far cry from the idealistic vision so many had of a pioneering...

Storyworks Monthly #2 by Stephen J. Carter is a diverse collection with four short stories, a novella, a second installment of a sci-fi novel and a writing skills book. It starts with Memories of War, the story of John Moss’s arrival in Canada, while still...