Lizzy Baby by Sarah P Blanchard is a somber coming-of-age novella about Elizabeth Walters, an impressionable and quiet ten-year-old girl living with her churchgoing parents in a rural farm town. There really isn’t much to do in the town but Liz has fun hanging out...

Polish Dragon P. I. (The Lineage Sword) is an urban sleuth story inspired by Chinese mythology. Written by Steve Zimcosky, the novella follows private investigator Tom Sipowicz, a.k.a., The Polish Dragon, as he finds himself entangled in the disappearance of Paul Lee, a young man...

Richter's War: Case of the Lady Crow is a paranormal adventure novella written by Daniel P. Douglas. Geno Richter did have the satisfaction of knowing that his assailant of the night before was in far worse shape -- in fact, the hulking Nazi was no...

Brood (Short Sharp Shocks! Book 60) by Mark Anthony Smith is a brief but impactful offering of short horror. The imagery is visceral, punctuated by interesting language and word choices. The author obviously loves wordplay and creating clever sentences, scenes, and moods. The book begins...

There’s nothing like a good fairy tale to teach us, yet again (as we often need countless reminders), that true beauty is not something we see – true beauty comes from deep within a person. Life is hard and not always fair, but each of...

“I never gave much thought to magic until the day I went for a walk through the woods.” In The Unexplained by David Serra, a young man, Scott, encounters a strange magician who holds him captive when he tries to cross a woodland bridge. If...

Sitting somewhere between the great American short story and the great American novel, Grunts, Gramps & Tanks by Rick Bogdan is a series of connected short stories about Tyler Willett and his time serving in the U.S. Army, taking us from enlisting through to his...

Following the defining fantasy tradition of Tolkien, The Day You Were Born by Daniel Greenbrook presents us with a dark fantasy tale set in an age-long war between humans and elves. The war is not the subject of the story; rather it shows us the...

So Absurd It Must Be True: The Collection of Surreal Humor, Mystery, and Satire by Victoria Ray is the second book in the Unique and Absurd series, preceded by book one, Funny Tales for Dirty Minds. Ray introduces over two dozen original short stories that...

In A System of the Chaotic Mind by Katie M Marshall, throughout life, every person has to go through personal highs and lows to learn important lessons. Some more than others have to face experiences that make them draw on their strengths and overcome severe...