Due to the One Child Only mandate, Fen, a Chinese woman, is forced to give her newborn second daughter Ning up for adoption. She does not know what will happen to the child and whether she will be treated well by the adoptive parents. In...

No one can fully appreciate the extent of a dog’s unconditional love for his human playmate unless they have experienced the joys and sorrows of owning a dog, of allowing the dog to be part of their lives for years, a vital member of the...

In A Delicate Reunion by Susan Jean Ricci, Melanie could not believe her eyes when she spotted a man walking up her driveway. Nick, the CIA agent who eight years prior left her when she was five months pregnant with his child. How could...

Ruminations is an eclectic collection of short stories, essays, and poems. Written over five decades, this fascinating anthology provides readers with moving observations on life by James Garrison, a Vietnam War veteran with a career background in law. Stranded at a remote outpost in the...

Victor X is an ordinary guy doing ordinary things in a routine way. He has the unfortunate experience of finding a devastatingly injured Mountain Shepherd dog along his morning cycling route. Despite trying, his attempt fails at enlisting help to aid the injured dog. He...

The Rabbit Man by T.R. Slauf is an anthology of short stories that are absolutely horrifying, particularly as they are centered around the vile impulses of arguably the worst villains in contemporary fiction. The stories range in length, tone, and tenor and include the titular...

Eric Leidheldt and his fiancée Desiree Chauveau's romantic getaway to a remote cabin in Southern California turns into a nightmare when they find themselves at the mercy of two nefarious woodcutters. After being attacked by one of them, Eric wakes up to find himself tied...

Immerse yourself in an enthralling collection of fifteen short stories with Forest for the Trees & Other Stories. Written by Mathieu Cailler, this collection covers different aspects of the human experience. An Afghan war veteran draws on his years of military training to track down...

For A Breath I Tarry is a collection of original short stories and poems written by a cooperative of different artists and collated into a single volume by Edward Campbell and Joanna Friedman. Each piece does have an arm's-length relationship with the same man, Joseph...

Strange Tales and Shadowy Beings from Beyond the Bible by Edward N. Brown is a collection of original short story reboots that are rooted in biblical scripture but come from alternative early Christian texts, extra-canonical books, and gospels. Each story reads perfectly well as a...