From Long Island diners to Victorian murderers and small-town French cross-dressers, these writers and poets will transport you as far as the written word can carry you. The Saltimbanque Review: we've been putting the "er" in "literature" since 2016.

Welcome to New York City. A place where stories lurk around every corner and linger in the hearts of the millions in these five boroughs. In these pages, tales of the underbelly of modern-day New York City hook-up with hilarious and poignant stories of love and loss in this annual collection of thrilling short stories by seasoned and fresh writers who know how to tell them. Edited by Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, these stories are sharp and concise, each an unusual take on the swirling ...