Change is natural-it's beautiful, it's cathartic, it's necessary. But change is also painful, and ugly, and destructive. It's one of life's only constants. You can either embrace it or struggle against it but it's unlikely you could ever stop it.Inside this anthology we are confronted with many different forms of transformation. Some lift the spirit, some crush the soul, and some show the pathway to the future.It's difficult to capture the essence of a true metamorphosis, b...

This is the first issue of The Worlds Within, a magazine of speculative fiction that peers beyond the veil. We are kicking things off with a special editor's edition with six stories that will transport you to strange and eerie landscapes. We have corrupt saints, dragons, and evil blood gods. These stories are a collection of fantasy and science fiction, like chocolate and peanut butter. Enjoy!

The Worlds Within has a fresh new mixture of fantasy and science fiction stories for the Winter 2022 Issue. We have strange, shadowy relations, wizards, time travelers, aliens, and more. These six short stories will transport you to distant realms and bring you back entertained and refreshed.

"Change is natural—beautiful, cathartic, necessary. But change is also painful, ugly,vdestructive. It’s one of life’s only constants. You can either embrace it or struggle against it. But it’s unlikely you’ll ever stop it. This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis. ...

*Why did the chicken cross the road?Knock, knock. Who's there?What do you get when you...?*As kids guess the answers, they're sure to get the giggles! With this book, little ones will look forward to sharing the jokes with parents, teachers, and siblings--and even coming up with some variations of their own! In addition to hundreds of rib-tickling jokes, readers will love:Head-scratching brain teasersFunny knock-knock jokesHysterica...

Visiting Hours was Shane Koyczan's first full-length collection of poetry.  Originally published by Mother Press Media in 2005, which he co-founded, the book has since had three editions through House of Parlance Media.  Visiting Hours is a compilation of poetry/spoken word pieces that delve into the intricacies of human emotion. Visiting Hours has been well received all over the world and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the Guardian (UK) and the Globe and M...

#1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER! USA TODAY Bestseller!This book is a compilation of small observations and musings. It's filled with moments of reflection and a love letter to simple joys: passing a simple blade of grass on the sidewalk, the freedom of peeing outdoors late at night, or the way a hand-built ceramic mug feels when it's full of warm tea on a chilly morning. It's a catalog and a compendium that examines the complicated experience of being all too human...

**"Adam Levin is one of our wildest writers and our funniest, and Bubblegum is a dazzling accomplishment of wit and inventiveness." —George Saunders"Levin's brains may have earned him a cult...but here he swells to a democratic reach. Give him a try sometime. His gate’s wide open.” *—*Garth Risk Hallberg, The New York Times Book ReviewThe astonishing new novel by the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award-winning author of The Instructions.**B...

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...

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...

From the start of Elizabeth McKenzie’s beguiling fiction debut, we are drawn into the offbeat worldview of sharp-eyed, intrepid Ann Ransom.Stop That Girl chronicles Ann’s colorful coming-of-age travails, from her childhood in a disjointed family through her tender adolescence and beyond. Along the way, she discovers the absurdities that lurk around every corner of a young woman’s life, by way of oafish neighbors, overzealous boyfriends, prurient vegetable salesmen, sour landlords, and an i...

A Magazine of Science Fiction and FantasyISSUE 21: July 2016Mike Resnick, EditorJean Rabe, Assistant EditorShahid Mahmud, PublisherStories by: Martin L. Shoemaker, Larry Hodges, Kij Johnson, Laurie Tom, Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Dantzel Cherry, Steve Pantazis, Nathan Dodge, George R. R. Martin.Serialization: The Long Tomorrow by Leigh BrackettColumns by: Barry Malzberg, Gregory BenfordRecommended Books: Jod...