A Spark of Romance is a work of fiction penned by author Paullett Golden in the romance, historical, and interpersonal drama genres, and is the third installment in the Romantic Encounters series. The work is suitable for the general adult reading audience as a clean...

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...

Treat yourself to a dose of Aussie humor and campy horror with Georgina Fatseas' Australian Short Stories. A wife desperately tries to steer her very drunk husband from the bar to the car to hilarious results. After much deliberation, a young couple buys a house,...

A Dry Heat by Gregory D. Williams is a collection of short stories that principally, although not exclusively, focuses on the themes of death, loss, and grief, as experienced through the eyes of both young boys and men. As the late author was a physician...

A Winter Gathering by Marina Koulouri is a collection of short stories that display the complexities of human nature, history, culture, and music. Its protagonists are seen engaging in a variety of problems, including unrequited love, loss, war, prejudice, loneliness, and societal expectations. In The...

If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

A Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales for Troubled Grown-ups by Robert L. Appleton is a mesmerizing collection of five short stories for fans of horror, fantasy, dystopia, and magical realism. Chris and Amanda traveled to Peru for an ayahuasca ceremony performed by a shaman, Don...

A Collection of Very Short Stories by Cheryl Holloway, as its title implies, is a fascinating series of ironic, whimsical, engaging vignettes, each one written to highlight a single chosen word and each one delightful. The titles of these literary 'bonnes bouches' are diverse, ranging...

A Bird of Dereliction is a collection of 12 surreal tales. Written by Charlie Selkirk, these short stories push the boundaries of your imagination to provide some poignant insights into the human condition. A person suffering from severe societal alienation visits a physician for a...

An Occasional Damage of Roses is a collection of poems by James Victor Anderson. The work aims to help readers realize the reality that has always been in front of their eyes and break the binding walls formed by the thoughts and suggestions of other...