Shadowsong by C.M. Williams is a fantasy/allegory short story of around eight thousand words. Brave and determined Rhianna enters the Vault of the Master’s Song with her faithful warrior, Aronne. Her mission is to find the Orb and so possess its powers. But the ruthless...

What would it be like to be born blind and, after 19 years, begin to see? This is a theme Angelina Kerner explores in her novella, Seven Hours. A light, enjoyable read, primarily aimed at teens or young adults, Angelina Kerner builds her story around...

Speakeasy: A Novella is a fiction novel written by A.M. Dunnewin. The year is 1925 and as Eddie Durante checks the inventory at his underground speakeasy, most of Eddie’s patrons are oblivious to the club’s mobster clientele. Eddie still mourns the loss of his wife,...

Signs of Passing by Owen Thomas is a collection of short stories about life and its meaning, and how to inspire yourself and others to live life to the fullest extent. Signs of Passing contains ten stories that are loosely connected, but each can be...

The short story Strawberry Sorbet: A Noir by Landon Wake is an entertaining piece. The story takes you back to the days when gumshoes and dames roamed the streets. When Detective Richard Hankins decides to take on Ms. Scarlett Strawberry’s case concerning her husband, he...

Softly Launching by Hugh Edward Johnson is a collection of ten short stories: In Love With Subtitles, you've got your jealous wife; NeanderDoll has technology we dream about and a culture from our nightmares; Honeymoon In Hell has your couple accidentally committing murder and then...

Roger Rapel has written a story that I could just not put down in his book Seat 3F. Martyn, from the United Kingdom, goes on a business trip to Spain. During his flight, he becomes enamored with his attractive seat-mate. His seat on the plane...

Snowfall by David Gallie starts with six-year-old Lucy waking up in a barren landscape layered with pristine snow. She figures that she’s dreaming. However, when she is joined by Malcom the panther with reflective eyebrows and a cheetah with bright green fur, Lucy realizes that...

“The prose piece I am proudest of, and which you can read in this collection, was conceived when I took a notepad to bed with me and determined to write down what came to mind as I passed out of wakefulness. Naturally enough, one of...

Savages: A Triptych is a trilogy of interconnected short stories written by Brendan Ball. In Long Live the King, the aging leader of a tribe contemplates his inevitable fall from power and will sacrifice even those he cares about in his need to survive. The...