The Fear Clinic. A safe place. A place where phobias are treated. Erica's parents are sure it's perfect, that Erica's younger sister Missy will be freed of her fear of the dark. But when Missy shows no signs of improvement, Erica's not so sure. And when she takes it upon herself to investigate, she finds answers that she could never have expected.

The Fear Clinic. A safe place. A place where phobias are treated. Erica’s parents are sure it’s perfect, that Erica’s younger sister Missy will be freed of her fear of the dark. But when Missy shows no signs of improvement, Erica’s not so sure. And when she takes it upon herself to investigate, she finds answers that she could never have expected.

“It was odd, being friends with one of the fae. Pronoun sets were the least of it, of course; Jeb even had human friends who rotated theirs, though not with the seasons, not as spring bloomed into summer mellowed into autumn crept slowly into winter’s sleep. This thing, the plants Jeb grew having odd properties and growing too fast, that had never happened before ey met Nederene. No one else seemed able to find the garden, either.”– Rem Wigmore, Grow GreenThese ten stories ...

Even time travel can’t unravel loveTime-travel is a way for writers to play with history and imagine different futures – for better, or worse.When romance is thrown into the mix, time-travel becomes a passionate tool, or heart-breaking weapon. A time agent in the 22nd century puts their whole mission at risk when they fall in love with the wrong person. No matter which part of history a man visits, he cannot not escape his ex. A woman is desperately in love...

Originally published by Selkirk Lapwing Press in 2007, Andy Hopkins' acclaimed poetry collection, Dark Horse Pictures, is a deep, dark labyrinth of language.

Cameron Awkward-Rich's Transit, runner-up for the 2014 Button Poetry Prize, takes the reader on a constantly surprising journey through gender and identity in contemporary America. Awkward-Rich's academic prowess shines throughout, as does his remarkable ability to condense an essay's worth of thought and theory into a few poignant lines. A book to be read anywhere and everywhere: in a classroom, on the subway, under blankets on a cold winter night.

The gods of old are no more... long forgotten in these webs and knots of fate. Here are the tales of the new. That stretch beyond the plentiful lands and realms of the great tree, across many eyes and ears from mortal to myth, monster to god, child to king. Here are their triumphs and victories. Here are their tragedies and woes. The First and Second of many has arrived. A new seed begins again.The Realms of Faegor Begins... It all begins with The Black Swan.

In Kemi Ashing-Giwa's stunning post-apocalyptic short story, "Fruiting Bodies", a Tor.com Original, an alien fungal infection has ravaged a faraway planet, turning all but six of the colonists into ravenous alarinkiri.Inyama, a mycologist, is her species’ last hope. But it’s not expertise her fellow survivors want from her.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

View From A Hill is a short collection of poems inspired by the magical countryside of West Dorset in England. I live on the side of a hill which is surrounded by a range of hills, many of which have ancient hill forts at their summits.In these poems I imagine a world still influenced by ancient gods and the fairy folk. It starts with a revelation experienced looking out over Lyme Bay and ends with the realisation of what I am losing by leaving such a place.

Science fiction short stories, interviews, poetry, articles and reviews. Some cracking artwork too.Callum McSorley – CradleDavid Lawrie – You are in a RoomBrent Baldwin – Three Resurrections and the Warm, Embracing EarthM. H. Ayinde – The Walls of Benin CityBenjamin C. Kinney – The SuccessorsLucy Zhang – Material ReuseMichael Teasdale – Frank Peterson Comes HomeM. Luke McDonell – The Internet of Things That CareMultiverse: po...

My 4th grade teacher gave an assignment to write 500 words about any subject and it was due in a week. I misread the instructions and wrote 5000 words. The first thing my mom asked after she read it was who did you copy from? I guess she doesn't have a lot of faith in public education. I just like to write. It's the first story I've ever published. I don't know if it's any good.The short story is about a young person living in a modern day war zone who's trying to find a treasure t...

Love and a .38 is a short story about love and consequences. When a 17 year old boy gets his girlfriend pregnant, he decides that the only way out of his predicament is to commit suicide. Going through with it, however, proves more difficult than thinking about it, and he weighs his options while pondering on the hardest decision in his short life: to pull the trigger or not…?