The odd, illuminating moment that arises from a strange encounter is a trope in short fiction that seldom gets shopworn. Unlikely collisions both in terms of plot and character give energy and illumination to the fifteen stories collected in STANGE ENCOUNTER: SHORT STORIES.
These stories are unique in their abilities to shine a light on the strange, odd, and fantastic until we are left thinking, Isn't life extraordinary?
Eleanor Lerman's Persistent Views of the Unknown opens the collection with a story of paranormal encounter.
The Dead Writers Reading Series by Nathan Oates throws us into a world where long-dead authors show-up to read their work.
Finalist Fiction: Anthologies 2021 Best Book Awards
Finalist Fiction: Short Story 2021 Best Book Awards
Why wait for Christmas when you can be miserable all year long! Author and humorist Alex Bernstein presents a collection of quirky, bittersweet tales calculated to ruin even the most blessed festivities. Featuring the Glimmer Train finalist (but not winner) "Brownie Mix", the infamous chapter-book parody "The #$@!# Bicycle Boys Save Christmas, Again!", the never-before-printed "Blue Christmas", and stories previously appearing in such eclectic journals as The Big Jewel, Litro, Corvus, eFiction, Dysfunctional Family Story, The Legendary, Blue Print Review, and Hobo Pancakes, "Miserable Holiday Stories" is the perfect gift for that special someone you'd rather not ever hear from again.
"I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives," says Amanda, the sharp witted, razor-tongued heroine in Noel Coward's 1930s comedy of manners, Private Lives. While critics considered it a souffle of a play; audiences delighted in its central question: What if someone peeked behind the curtain and got a plain view of our lives? What looks ordinary and commonplace to the public might reveal something entirely different. The eleven stories in TMR Books anthology Private Lives: Stories takes Coward's skewed and skeptical worldview as its central theme. Many of the stories explore domestic upheaval and tension between our public and private selves and the often delightful and darkly comic chaos that ensues.
An inspirational second act book for women in the arts, the ARTemis Arts Wisdom Anthology is the first-ever collection of plays and screenplays written by women over 50.
Much has been said about the need for diversity in the arts industry, but its deep-seated ageism is often overlooked. Opportunities are most often afforded to the same set of young, prodigious, and mostly male creators.
While these men default to a seasoned, wizened status as their careers mature, talented female artists often simply become . . . invisible.
The ARTemis Arts Wisdom Anthology is the antidote to women over fifty going unrecognized in the arts industry.
Inside you'll find fifteen works, all new, all unproduced, some ready for the stage, some for workshops, three for the screen, and all written by women of age who have faced severely limited opportunities to test, perform, or publish these works.
“People who only see the bad call us cursed. Now I have a chance to change that narrative.”
A noblewoman struggles to mind her manners when a pack of brutes manhandles her silks.
A strategist weighs the growth of her career against the fate of her humanity.
A deadly huntress questions her ability to serve as a kind, gentle leader.
Fearing execution, a sweet-natured jeweler hides a dark secret.
Journey into the world of Dragons Within and dance with a fire that flows through the veins of powerful women. Often viewed as evil and destructive, dragons lend their strength to aid their friends and loved ones. Similarly, certain traits in women are touted as unacceptable or taboo, but the women in this anthology claim those traits for their own good and the good of those around them.
Finalist Fiction: Anthologies 2021 Best Book Awards
You only have a short time, so why not grab a short story? A collection of writers and stories, and you enjoying a moment to yourself. Romance, mystery, sci-fi, adventure, non-fiction, comedy. crime, fantasy, personal essays, and ghost stories are all in here, waiting to take you far away from your pressures and stress. Read about others. Laugh and chill with these nine terrific writers. From murder to ghosts, gardens to grannies, Covid to travel, there is much to keep you entertained and interested. Take a break with Caroline Munro and family in England, Greece, Georgia, Chicago, New York and finally Minnesota. Follow Sarah Bromage around the world, Sybil Swanson on her faith journey, and David Zander on his path to old age and retirement. Look for strong characters, complex plots, perfect descriptions, and scenes. Join us for a good read.
Finalist Fiction: Anthologies 2021 Best Book Awards
Hunger that changes you...consumes you...turning you into a nightmare version of what you once were. From desolate snowy mountains and apocalyptic wastelands to New York's sex clubs and virtual encounters, Denver Horror Collective brings you, dear reader, visions of horror inspired by the Wendigo.
With an introduction from Owl Goingback, authors treating you to this plate of delicacies include Wrath James White, Steve Rasnic Tem, Dana Fredsti, R. Michael Burns, Angela Sylvaine, Ian Neligh, P.L. McMillan, Michael Gore, Amanda Headlee, Joy Yehle, Ross Baxter, K.D. Webster, Ray Zacek, Elana Gomel, Marlin Bressi, Brenda S. Tolian, J.T. Evans, and Christophe Maso.
So sit back and take a nibble to satisfy your cravings. Better yet, devour these pages and be CONSUMED by what's inside.
Finalist Fiction: Anthologies 2021 Best Book Awards
Take a trip down Highway 421, the spine of the Valley with towns like Langley, Bath, Clearwater and Gloverville. It is like a stretch of road you have never seen before. A throwback in time for sure. In the Valley there are tales of terror waiting to be told.
Finalist Fiction: Anthologies 2021 Best Book Awards
Award-winning author Stephen Maitland-Lewis’ first collection of short stories includes tales of international intrigue, suspense, mystery, and exotic adventures. Featuring the exploits of such diverse characters as a fugitive from justice, a frustrated musician, an unscrupulous Manhattan art dealer, an impoverished London banker, and a British schoolboy in New Zealand and Palm Springs. The anthology also chronicles amorous escapades in Geneva, Paris, and the French Riviera, family greed, and a mysterious Munich tattoo parlor, among many other stories.
The collection is highlighted by the book’s title character, Mr. Ernest Simpson—a fictional account twenty-three years after his divorce from Wallis Simpson and the abdication of King Edward VIII.
