Ain't No Way This Is Real: Began as Brothers, Ended as Strangers by Maximiliano Moreno Sastre is a poignant story about two boys whose amazing friendship ultimately ended in pain. From the moment they met in ninth grade, the boys clicked. Despite their differences, they...

The Hunter’s Craft by Stephen Olsen presents a haunting and profoundly disturbing portrayal of a man’s addiction. In this unsettling work, Stephen reveals the motivations behind his addiction to killing, describing it as an addiction stemming from the emotional detachment and isolation he experienced as...

Based on Zen principles, A Cup of Zen is a collection of 21 captivating flash fiction stories by Kai Tsukimi. A weary traveler encounters a kindly old man and discovers what's been dragging him along on his journey. An inquisitive young boy is full of...

In KHDZ by David R. Beshears, John Smith mistakenly ends up working at a TV station called KHDZ. KHDZ is located in Hades and it broadcasts shows all day and night for Hades and the surrounding suburbs. He keeps meeting with the station manager, Mr....

Island of the Hand of Satan by Wayne S. Gilbertson is a collection of thought-provoking stories featuring dark, supernatural, and fantastical themes. The book includes the tales of a young man who finds the woman of his dreams on a mysterious island but must confront...

The Secret History of Famous People: Ten Short Stories by Rich Elliot is a collection of previously published tales, all ten crisply written and fabulously inventive. Each one looks at a celebrity, whether a writer, a politician, a conqueror, or a sports star (among others)....

Ishkar: The Artificial Intelligence That Became a Soul by Soheila Dadkhah delves into the profound journey of an artificial intelligence evolving into a conscious, soulful being. This transformation is depicted through a series of symbolic gates that represent stages of awareness, emotion, creation, stability, and...

Descendants of the Big House by C. Vonzale Lewis is a darkly lyrical novella that fuses family legacy, buried trauma, and the supernatural into a taut, gripping mystery. We’re with Beatrice Monroe, who is a law enforcement officer grappling with a powerful ancestral gift. She...

The Testers: The Poison Remembers by Gene Scott is a riveting dual-timeline thriller that spans centuries and continents, stitching together Tudor intrigue and modern-day pharmaceutical corruption. We first find ourselves in 1521, where Thomas Tester, a royal wine taster at Hampton Court, uses his family’s...

Scarlet Ibis James brings readers an enthralling coming-of-age tale in Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind. The story begins in Port of Spain in 1969. Joromi Enoch is a free-spirited nineteen-year-old DJ, eager to make the most of his life. But when a summer fling...