Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsDelight 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 to...

Concerned by the changing social climate in Gimul, Ryoma resolves to reinvigorate the city and take out whoever is orchestrating the city's decline. With the help of reinforcements (courtesy of the duke) Ryoma uses his connection with the city's residents to his full advantage, concocting revolutionary policies and businesses to clean up the streets of Gimul! Meanwhile, the nine gods call Ryoma to explain a key piece of information about slime magic... The slime-ridden slice of life contin...

Subject: Navy SEAL Petty Officer Aiden MastersCurrent Status: On leaveObstacle: Deploy "Mission: (Fake) Engagement"…without actually falling for his fiancée!The goal of Mission: Engagement is simple-a fake engagement concocted to bring happiness to Sage Taylor's ailing father.The Rules:Treat it like a military missionKeep the truth undercoverThe "engagement" lasts as long as the professor's health depen...

Life sucks, and then you die. Usually.Last week, Frankie had a great job and an amazing fiancée. Now she’s sleeping in a storage closet and taking advice from a talking cat.A timely warning sends her rushing into a burning building. Choosing to save the woman she loves and condemning an innocent man to death wakes the Valkyrie power she never knew she had.Frankie can choose who lives and who dies, and that draws the attention of exiled gods looking ...

Being the most successful serial killer in New England is not as easy as it sounds. Really. It takes a lot of lying, cheating, and stealing. It also requires way more honesty than you'd imagine.I'm not going to tell you my secrets, because my publisher would probably get sued for publishing a how-to on murder. He doesn't deserve it. Me on the other hand, I'm a whole different kettle of fish.

"Something terrible happened to me when I was a little girl..." so begins this extraordinary, International Horror Guild Award-winning tale of abduction, survival and escape from the author Stephen Jones has called "a major force in macabre fiction.""Lisa Tuttle's stories have a way of lingering long after you've read them." – The Good Book Guide"Tuttle is at her best as a short story writer. The power and sheer quality of her work are unmistakable on every page." – Chris M...

Watch the end of the world unfold in these twenty zombie-tastic poems by Rhonda Parrish. Experience the grime and the gore of the shambling, undead menace right alongside moments of hope and love.“A collection of vivid scenes laid out in sharp and articulate verse, that when assembled, construct a grim narrative filled with tension, stark imagery, and unusual beauty. WHITE NOISE reaches in and evokes a visceral response— not always the one you'd expect.”—Tim Deal, Shroud Qua...

Waiting in line for a roller coaster is not the most torturous part of this adventure. When the ride breaks down, one man discovers the sinister secret waiting at the end of the ride. Can he convince the other riders to get out of harm's way? Can he get out of the amusement park in time to notify the authorities of the death ride?

I see dead people…and so does everyone else, because more and more teenagers who have returned from the grave are converging on the small town of Oakvale, Connecticut, inspired by the words the “voice” of Generation Dead, Tommy Williams, writes on his blog MySoCalledUndeath.com. Tommy’s people—Mal, Karen, Sylvia, Takayuki, Tayshawn, Colette, Popeye, Melissa and the gang at the Haunted House—aren’t zombies that want to eat your brains or feast on your entrails, they just want to do the same...

Are you having a rough day? Have you spent the day wishing you could high five someone in the face with your laptop? Are you currently contemplating if it would actually be harmful to exceed the recommended daily dose of ibuprofen?Then it sounds like you might need a little dose of laughter from humorist Allison Hawn! This free collection of true stories from the human magnet of all things bizarre in the universe is sure to make your day a bit less grim. With four brand new stories ...

A man discovers a monster living in a secret room in the basement of is newly bought house. At first, afraid of the beast, he is soon intrigued about it and finally decide to make the bestof their relationship.

A dark comedy short story about a man who adopts a stray cat that makes his life a living hell.