Winnie Ahearne fears that Veronica Bucholz, who is pregnant with Winnie's great-grandchild, has been kidnapped. Her grandson Axel and his friend Kennedy try to solve the case while keeping the authorities at bay and Winnie safe from the kidnappers.Winnie has other plans as she and Axel's girlfriend Jules do some investigating on their own. Will they find Veronica in time? Or will they discover that the real target of the kidnapping was someone else?Win...

Is there hope for us all?Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope," described it as "a thing with feathers." Third Flatiron Anthologies' latest collection of short speculative fiction, fantasy, and horror stories touches on the theme of hope, whether it's about taking flight filled with optimism for the future, venturing outside one's comfort zone, taking outsize risks in order to succeed, or finding it dashed on the rocks. Twenty-four authors give their entertaining takes on the subject, inc...