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...

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?

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...

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.