Seeing Sunny Again is a collection of Americana short stories by Paul Clayton that explores many issues. Among them are memory, loss, family, friendship, love, and resilience across different eras of American life. The stories range from coming-of-age experiences in mid-century Philadelphia to wartime Vietnam,...

The Adventures of Kimo by Eric A. Javier captures the feeling of being a young child desperate to escape a mundane afternoon. Kimo is stuck at home because a thick fog has blanketed the California coast, ending any chance of his going to the beach....

Black Gold Secret by S.F. Baumgartner centers around Gemma, a determined reporter trying to rebuild her reputation at a regional newspaper after a source compromise ruined her career in the capital. Her life changes when she opens an envelope postmarked from a nearby port, containing...

Love by Michael S. A. Graziano is told from the perspective of a street artist who sketches strangers in a metropolitan park. If passersby see him at all, it is often with disgust at his chronically disheveled appearance. The artist uses his talent as a form of...

Sometimes the most interesting perspective comes from an unexpected place. Michelle Young’s Best Seat in the House is told through the eyes of a piece of furniture that has witnessed decades of everyday life. The story begins as an accent chair is left behind when...

History has a way of surprising us, but not quite like this. Chronically Out of Time by Julie Hodgson follows Carol Cole, a library worker whose narcolepsy is tied to something completely unexpected. When she falls asleep, she’s transported to another place or time in...

Nature Against by Delenda Carthago starts in a sterile dome city where a computer system controls every human decision. We follow Ziyue, a woman who is done with this forced perfection and just wants an exit from the system, but the rulers won’t even let...

In Six Mile Store, A. M. Belsey tells the story of Honey, a recent college graduate with a job at a rural convenience store in Arkansas. She’s struggling to figure out what comes next. At work, she spends her time ringing up customers and stocking...

When Breaks The Maelstrom by Eugene Barnes is a collection of dark fantasy and science fiction stories. The book takes readers on wild rides into the minds of people about to commit murder, to the American Old West to investigate a sharpshooting case, and to...

Tales from the Texas Timberlands, Volume 2 by J. Andrew Rice features five interconnected stories set in East Texas. It shows ordinary folks whose character, persistence, and everyday values end up shaping the next generation. The first tale, “Sawmill,” follows the dauntless Berry brothers who...