Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill SubsCarefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of crimes and their punishments. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.Story Summary ListIdle Horns: A horned demon of hell born to eternally...

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! I...

I'm Sophie Shields. At least, that's one of my names...My whole life has been running. Surviving.I've only known love once, and it was so fierce that it nearly destroyed me.He became a part of me.In this brutal, violent world, he was my only safe place.But I was afraid. And I lost him. Since then, I've been a shell of a woman. Going through the motions, barely existing.I thought it was better that way.Until everyt...

This updated edition of the classic, comprehensive guide to creative writing features new topics and writing prompts, contemporary examples, and more.A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Janet Burroway's Writing Fiction. This best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. Now in it...

One minute I was looking for my retainer in the bathroom. The next, I was staring at a boy who looked just like me. And I don't mean my reflection! What's going on here?

“Acclaimed writer Charles Bukowski turns his signature eye on the world of felines. A series of essays and poems all about cats, Bukowski’s classic funny and frank tone becomes, at times, even endearing as he explores and honors the majestic creatures and our relationship with them.” —BustleFelines touched a vulnerable spot in the unfathomable soul of Charles Bukowski, the Dirty Old Man of American letters. For the iconic American author, there was something elemen...

As most successful writers will tell you, one of the hardest things about writing is getting started. In this collection of articles, Writer, Musician, Hermit, Pie-Maker and Time-Traveller Colin Garrow explores ways of generating ideas, creating characters and developing stories. Using examples from his own stories, novels and stage plays, he'll show you what to do, what not to do and how to keep at it. Whether you're struggling to get started or wondering how to write amazing dialogue, th...

Do you need to write a short story for school or a creative writing class? Or do you want to write short stories just for fun? This guide will help you to write a short story today by offering you all the information you need in a compact guide.Chapters include:How to get an Idea – exercises and prompts to trigger a great short story idea.How to Structure a Story – a twist on conventional wisdom so your story can pack a greater punch.Point-of-View – the auth...

More Western wit, wisdom, and words to live by!Whether the glass is half empty or half full depends on whether you're drinking or pouring.A stranger's business ain't yours.We might not be so bad off if we had a little less of everything.Henry Ward Beecher said "the common sense of one century is the common sense of the next." This follow-up the multimillion-selling collection of cowboy wit and wisdom shares the sor...

Featuring:Gyrdir Eliasson (Iceland) - Frode Grytten (Norway) - Micheal O Conghaile (Ireland) - Danielle Picard (France) - Mehmet Zaman Saclioglu (Turkey) - Ingo Schulze (Germany) - Roman Simic (Croatia) - Jean Sprackland (England) - Olga Tokarczuk (Poland) - Mirja Unge (Sweden) What do we mean by small town? How has this innocuous term – one up from ‘village’, a couple down from ‘city’ – come to function as a pejorative? Pressed to describe what the phrase ‘...

You may think I'm "just" a cat, but I have a story to tell….Dr. Bree Mayfield-Watson, my human, thinks she's tough. Too tough for her own good. While I agree she doesn't need those men hanging around her, she does need an extra set of eyes. Mine. When I moved in with Bree, I told her who killed my last human. (No loss, he wasn't a nice person). Now she and I solve crimes together. Watching out for her keeps my paws are full. I have toInvestigate everyone who ...

It's the best day of his life—the worst of hers.She left her soul behind in the dead silence of a hospital room.He is bright with hope after being so close to losing faith.One moment in time leaves their paths unavoidably entwined.An invisible connection held by one heart beating between them.***Previously part of the anthology; Then There Was You.