Issue #131 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine--our Fifth Anniversary Double-Issue--featuring stories by Richard Parks, Adam Callaway, Alberto Yáñez, Rebecca Gomez Farrell, and Naim Kabir, and cover art by Rick Sardhina.

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories:"House" by TJ Cimfel"Big Dead Clown Things" by Adam Callaway"When the Wiliwili Blossoms, the Shark Bites" by Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada"Chop! Chop! Chop!" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a ‘wild-seeded’ collection of short stories, poems, memoirs and environmental articles from 49 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.Thanks to funding from Portsmouth Creates, this audiobook features 50 different voices from across the Portsmouth community and beyond. Our readers range from teenagers to those in their nineties, including experienced actors, writers and volunteers from the pub...

Can a father murder his only child?Kyla Gardener’s dead body is found on her bed one early morning. She had been stabbed multiple times. Her father, Paul, has bloodstains on his shirt and his fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. Paul has no memory of what happened.Private Investigator Lee Callaway was also at the Gardener residence on the night of the murder. He had been following Kyla’s mother, Sharon, who was having an affair with...

Would you kill to save someone you love?Dillon Scott is a beloved actor who is found dead in his home. Detective Dana Fisher is called in to investigate Scott’s death and what she discovers may change everything she knew about him.Private Investigator Lee Callaway is on the brink of closing his PI business when he gets a case that looks deceivingly simple, but is anything but. When Callaway’s mentor and hero, Jimmy Keith, arrives in Milto...

What could push a mother to harm her son?Three women are found murdered inside a women’s shelter. Detective Dana Fisher and Detective Greg Holt are tasked to find who is behind this horrific act. Fisher believes it could be a hate crime, while Holt has his reservations. This puts a strain on their working relationship, which could have an impact on their investigation.Private Investigator Lee Callaway is ...

Can you be guilty of murder if you can’t remember what happened?When a lottery winner is found stabbed in his home, Detective Fisher and Detective Holt think it’s a robbery turned deadly. As they begin to dig deeper they quickly discover there are people who had a motive to want the lottery winner gone.Private Investigator Lee Callaway is working as a security guard when a mysterious woman shows up and offers him big money to catch her ch...

How do you find someone who doesn’t exist?Isaiah Whitcomb is found dead in a parked car. Isaiah is a promising athlete and he also happens to be Detective Greg Holt’s nephew. It’s personal for Holt and he will stop at nothing to find who is behind his nephew’s murder.Private Investigator Lee Callaway is having a terrible day when Elle Pearson, a blind woman, appears at his door. Elle wants him to find her missing sister. The only problem ...

What happened to Lana Anderson?One beautiful morning, David Becker, a respected lawyer, jumps off an overpass and onto incoming traffic. Detective Dana Fisher and Detective Greg Holt are tasked to find out why Becker decided to kill himself in such a public manner. Before they could begin their investigation, Fisher is pulled away from the case. Her brother, Casey, is in trouble and he needs her help.Private Investigator ...