The First Day is the first story in The First Ever After Series by Keelan Powell. The city of Perth is isolated from the rest of the world by what appears to be a scientific anomaly. Twelve-year-old Enivwenaye is on a plane with her parents...

Short fiction is not hard to come by, but impactful short fiction is. Danila Botha's Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness is a collection of slice-of-life stories around themes of diversity, wonder, and femininity. My favorite story is Don't Look Back. It follows a young artist...

In the year 79 AD, a family was celebrating a union when Mount Vesuvius erupted, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. However, some members of the family survived and went on to thrive in the distant future, with the help of ancestors like Grandmother Angelina,...

Can a truly good person commit an act of unforgivable evil? Do humans always use their best reasoning skills? Do people always do things that are in their best interest? Bahr Burr considers these questions in Tranquility Bight. Tranquility Bight is one of the many...

The Ill-Fitting Skin by Shannon Robinson is a collection of twelve short stories featuring women navigating extraordinary situations. A mother struggles to control the wild tendencies of her son, a lycanthrope, only to realize they have much in common. A woman gains notoriety when she...

Immerse yourself in an enthralling collection of loosely connected short stories with The Demise of Madam Ricketts and Other Short Stories. This collection, written by C.D. Hancock, contains interrelated stories set between 1878 and the mid-20th century. An organized fight between a brawler and ten...

The Pinocchio Chip by Rick Moskovitz is an exciting short story that will turn your perception of the world, people, and emotions upside down from the beginning. The main character is an AI, who has been designed to learn all the aspects of human nature,...

The Rabbit Man by T.R. Slauf is an anthology of short stories that are absolutely horrifying, particularly as they are centered around the vile impulses of arguably the worst villains in contemporary fiction. The stories range in length, tone, and tenor and include the titular...

Eric Leidheldt and his fiancée Desiree Chauveau's romantic getaway to a remote cabin in Southern California turns into a nightmare when they find themselves at the mercy of two nefarious woodcutters. After being attacked by one of them, Eric wakes up to find himself tied...

The Dark Assent by Angela Dunham is a short paranormal/horror story. Edward Griffin is struggling to make ends meet for his wife and family. He has a secret – he can wield magic, and so can their youngest daughter. Desperate, he casts a spell that...