An error in programming the nanobots almost causes the extinction of the human race. Can they be re-programmed to save the rest of humanity? A woman investigates the murder of a man of the cloth, only to discover that she was the intended target. Can...

Mark Gulino is the author of the novella Upon the Pale Isle of Gloam. A woman awakes on a beach, and man-made and natural debris are abundant on the beach. The woman could not recall much about her past or how she got there -...

In The Room at the End of the Hall by Lori R. Lopez, the occupants of a decaying mansion, though many, live cut off from any living creature in what could have been a vast estate if it were not so run down. The family...

Forever & Always by Cristian Carrington is set on a tropical island surrounded by the vast sea, where Lono, a skilled fisherman, falls in love with Laka, leading to a blossoming relationship. They live amongst uncontacted people, but their idyllic lives are disrupted by the...

How often have you heard the saying "life is like that"? And the multitude of other sayings that reflect upon age and maturity and how old we are, like “act your age.” But what is our age? And does it matter? Perhaps the short stories...

J. Martain's Forgetting the Lost follows a six-year-old girl, starting in 1939 and through the 1940s. Madeline is a unique child, but no one seems to realize her full potential until she meets Lucy. With Madeline's help, Lucy finds "lost" children and puts to right...

The Library Attic Attack by Iris March is the second book in the Succulent Sleuth Mini Mystery Series. Molly and Claudia are in charge of a Plant Swap at the town library. Frank Driscoll is the library board president, and he’s friendly with everyone –...

The Digital Wallpaper by Anna Maeve is a modern reimagining of the classic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called The Yellow Wallpaper, first published in 1892. Like the original story, Maeve’s story offers a riveting look at a woman whose unstable mental health is...

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...

Stories like The Ormond Girl by Mireille Pavane remind me why I love short fiction. The story moves along at a fast clip with an elegant and fluid style reminiscent of Jane Austen and concludes with a seemingly ambiguous ending, though enough clues are given...