Unexpected Encounters of a Draconic Kind and Other Stories is an eclectic collection of short stories by Beka Gremikova. Following her mother's footsteps, a woman braves a treacherous jungle to collect dragon scales to help feed her family until the next summer. Despite her misgivings,...

Michael J. Stiehl intriguingly merges the worlds of the living and the dead in The Bauer Ranch. This novella narrates the harrowing tale of Abel Reed, a ghoul resurrected from the dead using dark magic. His resurrector is Madame Laroque, a formidable sorceress who sets...

When to Fire by Ryan Standley is an action-packed Western novella set in the American frontier. Matthew Frimm, a young man in search of his parents, unwittingly finds himself becoming an infamous outlaw known for his sharp aim with the pistol. They call him The...

What I Did After I Died by Ryan Standley is a novella that blends humor, mystery, and the supernatural. The story kicks off with the protagonist discovering that he's dead, yet continuing life as usual, navigating the shock and denial of his new reality. Through...

For Jock Mitchell, it has been five long years away from his loved ones. A prisoner of war at the infamous Stalag XXa, he has gradually learned to find joy in the little things if he wants to retain any hope that one day he...

Treat yourself to a delightful Christmas tale of love and romance with Miss Miller's Christmas by Robert Valle. Karen Miller recently moved to New York City to be near her aging grandfather and work for a computer services company. In her thirties, Karen has little...

An outcast at 15 years old, Julia becomes entangled in her new friend’s suicidal ideation. Desperate for acceptance and easily manipulated, Julia allows herself to be pressured into taking her own life, not fully grasping the gravity of the situation until it has already begun....

A chess game within a chess game and metaphors within metaphors make up The Pawn Against The King, a short story by Giorgos Katsoulas. As a powerful despot searches for a game worthy of his supposed magnificence, he encounters a lowly commoner bearing a wooden...

Sentient Secrets by Saleema Ishq tells the story of Lulu Wren, a woman who has become bitter while constantly grappling with the challenges of the corporate world. When her company brings in the new AI therapy program by PsychiaTech, she feels it would be a...

Short Stories From Faraway Places by Kevin O'Flaherty is a thought-provoking anthology featuring four tales of individuals at pivotal moments in life, where their choices shape their futures. From an impulsive New Yorker in Argentina learning about the Dirty War to an Irishman facing personal...