Twelve authors have conspired together to entertain you.None of the stories in this collection are straightforward. Some have twists, others have hidden meanings. Some stories are heartwarming while others are designed to chill the bone. Certainly all of them fit the description of the title word: 'obliquity'.What does obliquity mean?deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking(making bad decisions or not thinking clearly)devi...

What's Your Dark Secret?Everybody has something to hide; whether it's out of embarrassment or fear, denial or resentment. We are human because we are flawed... but what happens when our flaws take over?The Evil Inside Us is the third volume of The Australian Pen, written by authors born or are living in Australia. The anthology contains twenty-three stories about the human condition—with topics ranging from mental health to jealousy to betrayal to m...

Since humankind was able to imagine, stories about the future both immediate and far-reaching have been passed on. We ask ourselves:Will we, as a species, be able to overcome our differences and work together?Will planet Earth be salvaged or abandoned?Will we be able to connect with other humans in a digital age?Will we be able to recognise ourselves and our society in twenty years' time? How about in fifty or a hundred?Find out what twenty Australian a...

Love can linger in the unlikeliest of places—on bridges and moors, in old hotels and hidden laboratories, and in the spaces between the living and the dead.This collection brings together romantic and paranormal tales where hearts merge with the uncanny. A Parisian bridge worker in 'Broken Locks, Broken Hearts' finds that cutting love-locks carries an emotional cost, an island holiday in 'Plenty More Fish in the Sea' offers a sunlit romance that isn't quite what i...

Twelve authors have conspired to entertain you with seventeen short stories connected by an interpretation of a single word, Obliquity.What is obliquity?OBLIQUITY DEFINITIONdeviation from moral rectitude or sound thinkingdeviation from parallelism or perpendicularityindirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct,an obscure or confusing statementSome writers saw humour, others saw ...

Since humankind was able to imagine, stories about the future both immediate and far-reaching have been passed on. We ask ourselves:Will we, as a species, be able to overcome our differences and work together?Will planet Earth be salvaged or abandoned?Will we be able to connect with other humans in a digital age?Will we be able to recognise ourselves and our society in twenty years' time? How about in fifty or a hundred?F...

We all have our secrets. What's yours?Everybody has something to hide; whether it's out of embarrassment or fear, denial or resentment. We are human because we are flawed... but what happens when our flaws take over?The Evil Inside Us All is the third volume of The Australian Pen, written by authors born or are living in Australia. The anthology contains twenty-three stories about the human condition-with topics ranging from mental health to jealou...

Love can linger in the unlikeliest of places-on bridges and moors, in old hotels and hidden laboratories, and in the spaces between the living and the dead.This collection brings together romantic and paranormal tales where hearts merge with the uncanny. A Parisian bridge worker in 'Broken Locks, Broken Hearts' finds that cutting love-locks carries an emotional cost, an island holiday in 'Plenty More Fish in the Sea' offers a sunlit romance that isn't quite what i...

Macabre meetings, sinister excursions, and deadly relationships; uncanny encounters; a classic ghost story featuring an American god; a historical murderer revived in a frightening new iteration; innovative Lovecraftian turns; shadowy fairy tales and weird myths; strange children, the unexpected, the supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real . . . tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while invent...

All prayers are answered, but sometimes the answer is no. And sometimes the answer is "let me talk to my manager and get back to you." From author Laurie Penny (Unspeakable) comes the Tor.Com Original novella, Your Orisons May Be Recorded.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Of all the shit-hole bars in all the world, she was drinking at mine. I would've never guessed she was a time traveler.I am Gavin Thorn--a drunk, a lost soul, and a slob. I sit in my bar in the Arizona desert, withering away. But today is July 13, 2014, and everything is about to change.**ADULT CONTENT WARNING: THIS SHORT STORY CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND BIZARRE SEXUAL CONTENT.A NOTE ON LENGTH: This is a 20 page short story.**

A beguiling collection of poetry inspired by tarot, exploring human experiences and relationships.In Jake Arthur's second collection, a tarot reader invites us to a reading over tea. Vivid scenes and impressions emerge, depicting episodes from different lives: a woman training a robin, parents at a school interview, a man cast overboard. Each card prompts characters to contemplate their uncertainties, hopes, and joys.Inspired by the Rider-Waite tarot deck, ...