For the next few months, we’re going to be focusing more on shorter works, as we clear out a large backlog of accepted material. This issue, we have 7 original shorts, plus a classic novelette and two short story reprints. (One is by me—I had to move a story at the last minute and filled the hole with one of my own. The other is a terrific noir tale by Fritz Leiber from 1961, only seen once since its original appearance, and that was more than 20 years ago in a 460-copy limited edition har...

A small California vineyard at night. A body dump. And Robert the Bruce on the job. What could go wrong?The latest Barb Goffman Presents ebook is a terrific mystery, sure to thrill all readers.

15 amazing authors. 15 tales with “cemetery plots.” Welcome to the Capitol Crimes 2021 Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put between these covers.With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch yo...

Polly knows what she wants: to be in the greatest band in the world. Oliver knows what he wants: Polly. Together they are The Oughts, a duo trying to attain the unattainable, one basic chord at a time.“Richard Rosenbaum’s The Oughts jabs its sticky little fingers right into your heart and swirls them around in there for a long, long time. Its characters unfold in pitch-perfect awkwardness and tender apathy, and readers will be struck by the surreal hinges and twitching ima...

Deserted by her people at a kennel one dog longs to go home. Will someone choose her and take her to their home? Or is she meant to be alone with no human to call her own. This story is based on the life of a real dog but told by her.

Further chronicles of Pinky, Tango, Loaner, and sundry visitors.

A dark comedy short story about a man who adopts a stray cat that makes his life a living hell.

Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 Little Iron HorseChapter 2 CharacteristicsChapter 3 Horse Fun Facts!Conclusion Nature's Amazing WondersAuthor BioIntroduction***Canadian Horse: The Canadian horse is a very special horse that comes from Canada. They descend from draft and light riding horses and have beautiful colors like black, bay, brown and chestnut. It is a very sturdy horse.What does "sturdy" mean?...

After a half century of farming, an old man takes one last walk across his land.

A town at the center of a broken universe, Newt Run was never meant to exist; it is a town of artists, drug dealers, miners and steam. There are holes here, gaps in the fabric of things, and some of them are wide enough for people to slip through. Rumours have been spreading about disappearances in the mines, and someone has been defacing the town's walls with rings of painted blood. Strangest of all are the tales of outsiders - mysterious visitors who can only be seen by users of the drug...

A town at the center of a broken universe, Newt Run was never meant to exist; it is a town of artists, drug dealers, miners and steam. There are holes here, gaps in the fabric of things, and some of them are wide enough for people to slip through. Rumours have been spreading about disappearances in the mines, and someone has been defacing the town's walls with rings of painted blood. Strangest of all are the tales of outsiders - mysterious visitors who can only be seen by users of the drug...

This collection contains two shorts stories, "Victory" and "Ignorant," with motherhood playing a key role in both. "Victory," is a story of the lengths a child will go to satisfy basic needs. "Ignorant" is a story of the power of tragedy to reconcile, but oftentimes too late. "In "Victory", a homeless child named Alex meets a strange older woman on the street. For reasons he cannot fathom, she invites him to a feast at a fancy restaurant. Alex lets his hunger get the best of him and accept...