This collection brings together eighteen of the most memorable stories from the popular Exceptional Erotica publication on Medium: sharp, intimate, and unapologetically hot. Each tale is a wicked little miracle: compact bursts of desire, heat, and feeling, filthy and finely made.Stories by Megan Landon, Kat Vaughn, Crawford Hart, JK Mill, Paragonas Vaunt, Anton J. Pierce, Caffeline, Posy Churchgate, Polly Liticat, Aubrey Hawks, May Fellowbrook, D.A. Wright, Ryn Rehnard, Eli Casablan...

"During uncertain times, our emotions can serve as a compass-guiding us toward deeper faith and trust in God. When we give ourselves permission to feel, we begin to uncover the deeper messages behind our fear, grief, or confusion. Are we anxious because the future feels unclear? Are we grieving a loss we haven't yet processed? In these moments, prayer becomes our lifeline. Each prayer is a step toward healing-a sacred exchange where we lay down our burdens and receive God's peace. Ligh...

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.We are pleased to present a special issue focusing on Indigenous Futurists and guest-edited by Allison Mills.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 126 contains the following:EDITORIAL...

A short look at the strange world of love,sex, and marriage in America during Victorian times (1837-1901).No one better exemplifies the popular notion of the buttoned up old maid Victorian American prude than purity crusader Carry Nation. Carry Nation is best remembered for crusading against alcohol, but she was also enthusiastically against tobacco, politicians, and sex. She lectured young couples on the evils of buggy riding, she stopped women on the street to warn them against t...

Success leaves clues. So does failure. Some of history's best known commanders are remembered not for their brilliant victories but for their catastrophic blunders.Throughout the centuries countless armies have gone down to defeat, succumbing to greater numbers, more advanced technology, or more skilled opponents. A few armies have been defeated because of the blundering incompetence of their own commanders. What are the elements of leadership failure? A recurrent pattern emerges o...

In 1933 the man who subverted American democracy pronounced, “The fact is, the English are soft. Britain is like a frightened, flabby old woman. The whole empire is just rotted through and through. Kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will collapse.” He would soon drag America into a two ocean war, with Canada as the prize.Sticking as closely as possible to the real history of the period, making no radical leaps in terms of behavior, logic, or technology, the author pain...

Part 1 of an exciting series...Sarah is a successful young woman who has lived in Maidenbower, Crawley for several years. She decides one day to go and explore the nearby Forest of Tilgate. Almost from the outset several strange phenomena occur, but the forest is where it really begins. Who lived here long ago...and what about those electricity pylons? If you are local to the area, or simply like adventure, intrigue, the unexplained, physics and more - read on...

In 1860, disgruntled secessionists in the deep North rebel against the central government and plunge America into Civil War. Will the Kingdom survive? The land will run red with blood before peace comes again.

What is the truth behind the Great Secret? Unidentified Fly Objects (UFOs), where do they come from? Why are they here? What do they want? Here are six original short stories dealing with First Contact:(1)The Vatican's Dilemma (Is there a Vatican conspiracy?)(2)Mountain Mist (Does a parallel universe exist?)(3)Earthly Arrogance (Pity the poor Aliens)(4)An Intelligent Idea (Is this the end?)(5)Change and Hopelessness (The great Civil War)(6)An Answe...

The Spell of the Rockies gathers Enos A. Mills's vivid essays on mountain life, wildlife, weather, and wilderness travel in the Colorado Rockies. Combining close natural observation with anecdotal adventure, the book moves between encounters with bears, beavers, snowfields, forests, and peaks, translating ecological detail into a lyrical prose of wonder. In the tradition of Thoreau and John Muir, Mills writes as both interpreter and advocate, making the Rockies not merely scenery but a liv...

Who is the country for, the special interests, the illegal immigrants, the crony capitalists? We don’t think so, and neither does Donald Trump. The man and the moment have met. Donald Trump is the transformational leader we have been waiting for, the only candidate on the American political stage with the strength, authenticity, and ability to once again unleash the greatness of America. We are with him! Here are the reasons why.

Arizona's Superstition Mountains are mysterious, forbidding, and dangerous. The Superstitions are said to have claimed over five hundred lives. What were these people looking for? Is it possible that these mountains hide a vast treasure? Is it possible that UFOs land here? Is it possible that in these mountains there is a door leading to the great underground city of the Lizard Men? Join us as we explore the history of the: Legends of the Superstition Mountains.