Dream of Rust and Glass is a speculative fiction and poetry collection featuring original work by Midwest writers. These men and women ask the question, "What if?" Their answers take us to strange, surprising, and surreal new worlds. What would life be like if people could change their faces and body language with a simple device? What if we used technology to go to space and mine its infinite resources? What if we could buy women from vending machines and those very women rose up in rebel...

Chase Cross, "detective" ordinaire, rolls into town behind the wheel of an old woody station wagon. When he careens into the Our Lady of the Woods Shrine, he grabs Mio, Michigan's attention, especially that of Sheriff Grace. Luckily, his poor driving retrieves the recently deceased bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Stillman from the apex of the shrine. Now, Chase must help Mio solve the murders and put itself back together. First he needs to convince the Sheriff to let him out of jail.Meanwhi...

These pages are filled with the original and distinctly Midwest voices of 19 writers and poets. These are our stories, the stories we live every single day. These are the things we are Made of: Dirt and grime, sorrow and disappointment, trial and tribulation, but also small revelations, moments of closeness in unexpected spaces, and hope for a better tomorrow.A rancher finds a moment of quiet while his wife slips away. An old woman passes her final hours, and a baby is born. A stra...

We asked the women and men of the Midwest to Dream, to ask themselves, "What if?" Their answers take us to strange, surprising, and surreal new worlds.What would life be like if the working class chose to take drugs to suppress their emotions? What if we went to space and came back to a world similar to our own but empty of everything and everyone we have ever known? What do blue skies look like filled with drones? What consequences await in a forest that grants immortality?

Of Rust and Glass presents the second volume of our flagship fiction and poetry anthology, Made of Rust and Glass. We have compiled work by forty of the region's most talented writers and poets, voices of the Midwest, about the Midwest. In this love letter to our creative community, we prove once and for all that we are not a flyover region, that the tracks do in fact lead somewhere, usually to art that stays with you forever.Their stories will make you laugh, cringe, cry, and ques...

Dragons, dark wizards, mythology, space exploration, body modification addiction, and a solar system devouring planet-this collection has a bit of everything for fantasy and science fiction readers. Whether you are looking for a brief escape from reality or a deep delve into high fantasy, you are sure to find a story you love.

The science fiction and fantasy fields continue to evolve, setting new marks with each passing year. For the sixth year in a row, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan has collected stories to captivate, entertain, and showcase the very best the genre has to offer. Critically acclaimed, and with a reputation for including award-winning speculative fiction, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is the only major “best of” anthology to collect both fantasy and science fiction under ...

SOMETIMES THE BIGGEST HORRORS COME IN THE SMALLEST PACKAGES…There's nothing better than a short, sharp slice of flash fiction to get the mind working. 99 Tiny Terrors is an anthology that the reader can dip into for something deliciously dangerous in a short amount of time, or spend an afternoon trolling through blood-soaked stories from all over the world, including Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Sta...

This story is Episode One of a Miniseries Novel. Each story leads into the next one, but is complete by itself.Johnny wants to be a hero, but it isn't all its cracked up to be for him. He runs into a burning building to save a child in danger and finds out he was carrying a ghost. Later on he rescues a teen from a truck accident only to find out she's invisible. What's going on?To make matters worse his favorite cartoon character, a beautiful blonde, is speaking to him from...

"It would be our duty, as citizens on this earthto document its end the best way we knowand if that means a second by second updateof the world going up in flames, or down in rain, or crushed under the feet of invading monstersso be it."-- Shivangi NarainNo one understands an apocalypse like the people who have experienced it. Mad Scientist Journal has brought together twenty-three tales of people who have seen the world end. These accounts range ...

A hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine! If you are looking to put yourself in a better mood and escape the day's worries, it isn't complicated - all you have to do is Read, Laugh and Repeat.Chicken Soup for the Soul shares the funniest stories it’s ever published from its library of more than 250 books, all gathered in this new collection of 101 humorous tales that will make you laugh out loud.No on...

Quick fiction for readers on the go!Quick fiction for readers on the go! Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Presents Flush Fiction is a tantalizing collection of 88 short-short stories custom-picked for the Bathroom Reader aficionado. We scoured the nation for talented writers and asked them to send us their best quick reads. The result: mysteries, horror, sci-fi, adventure, plenty of laughs--and a few gasps--in these startling short stories. They’re li...