Step into the heartfelt world of Cupid's Words: 100 Valentine's Day Poems, a collection of love's finest expressions.From tender whispers to grand declarations, each poem captures the beauty, depth, and wonder of love. Whether celebrating new romance, enduring devotion, or the simple joys of connection, these verses will inspire your heart and ignite your spirit.Perfect for sharing with someone special or savoring in quiet moments, this book is a timeless ode to lo...

Logan never expected his evening to be anything more than finishing his homework. But when a mysterious noise and bright lights fill his backyard, he's thrust into an adventure beyond his wildest imagination.A UFO has crashed into his secluded yard, and inside, Logan and his dad meet friendly aliens who speak a strange language but communicate through signs. After an unforgettable tour of the UFO, Logan and his dad invite the aliens to explore Earth, sharing their backyard and the ...

Curiosities is a thrice annual publication of speculative short fiction in the retropunk subgenres. We've saved our darkest stories for the darkest months of the year. In this volume you will meet clockwork children, demonic doppelgangers, doomed gunslingers, skeletal servitors, infected flappers, haunted roadhouses, and maybe glimpse at Old Scratch himself. Come, sit close to the fire and explore our winter exhibits of horror and dread.The Stories:Madeleine Swann: Al...

Espectros is a compilation of original scholarly studies that presents the first volume-length exploration of the spectral in literature, film, and photography of Latin America, Spain, and the Latino diaspora. In recent decades, scholarship in deconstructionist "hauntology," trauma studies, affect in image theory, and a renewed interest in the Gothic genre, has given rise to a Spectral Studies approach to the study of narrative. Haunting, the spectral, and the effects of the unseen, carry ...

What if the deepest pain inside could become the source of your greatest strength? Bittersweet Catharsis is a journey through darkness to find the light that still burns within you. With raw, unfiltered poetry and soul-stirring art, Amel offers a window into a heart that has known the deepest sorrow, yet refuses to stay broken.Amel's writes of battles fought in silence, of moments when life seemed unbearable, and of a search for meaning in the midst of pain. From a childhood marked ...

"Enchanting, witty" fairy tales for adults from Peter Straub, Daniel Quinn, Nancy Kress, Patricia C. Wrede, and other modern-day Grimms and Andersens ( Publishers Weekly ).World Fantasy Award–winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling return with another superb collection of wonders and terrors. In Black Thorn, White Rose, the magical tales we were told at bedtime have been upended, turned inside out, reshape...

"Poems of Happiness" is a heartfelt collection that celebrates joy, peace, and the beauty of everyday life. Through uplifting and reflective verses, the poems explore not only the moments that bring us happiness—like sunshine, love, laughter, and gratitude—but also the emotional journey it takes to reach those moments. Acknowledging that life is filled with both challenges and triumphs, this collection encourages readers to find meaning in the struggle and to embrace happiness as a way of ...

Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and re-craft a world of automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never were. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, utopian revolutionaries, and intrepid orphans solve crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships. Here, fourteen masters of speculative fictio...

This is a book filled with poems that are self-reflective, emotionally expressive, and touching upon instincts whilst among a world of fantasy. The story that carries the chapters along from start to finish is accompanied by the dragonfly. The reader begins to see through the dragonfly’s eyes as each theme progresses along a journey of self-discovery and exploration. A combination of the mystic and our reality birth a space of the world illumined. The poems are created from honest words an...

No matter your expectations, the dark is full of the unknown: grim futures, distorted pasts, invasions of the uncanny, paranormal fancies, weird dreams, unnerving nightmares, baffling enigmas, revelatory excursions, desperate adventures, spectral journeys, mundane terrors, and supernatural visions. You may stumble into obsession - or find redemption. Often disturbing, occasionally delightful, let The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror be your annual guide through the mysteries and wonders...

C. L. Brown is hauntingly honest and intimate in this revealing collection of poems. This collection far transcends mere words written to be read. It will speak to you. It will speak about you. It will tell you things and have you feeling ways that seem completely unique to you until you realize that you are actually one of us, the silent souls. His soul is laid bare as he traverses the pathways of Love, Inspiration, Spirituality, Passion, Heartbreak and the deeply moving Love shared with ...

Red Roses: 100 Valentine's Day Poems is a heartfelt collection celebrating the many shades of love.From the passionate to the tender, each poem explores themes of devotion, connection, and timeless romance. Perfect for Valentine's Day or any occasion that calls for an expression of love, this book offers 100 original poems, each crafted to evoke the beauty and depth of a shared bond.These verses resonate with lovers of all ages. Whether a gift for a special...