If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

The most appealing aspect of the stories featured in Spectrum of Love by Akash Chaudhary is that they are all eminently possible – every scenario depicted in this hopeful and emotionally charged collection is, without a doubt, something that could happen and probably does happen...

The Korpes File Series by J. I. Rogers is a set of four fascinating, dystopian/science fiction short stories. In ‘Bride Price,’ a brother and sister casually decide that Regina will marry for a large dowry to save their ruined business. A decision so flippantly made...

Duck For Cover & Other Tales by Barbara Venkataraman is a compilation of short stories that can best be summed up in one word: poignant. Each vignette stands easily on its own, and together they offer the reader snapshots of the lives of ordinary people...

In Copacabana at Midnight: Collected Poems and Stories, Brian Ray Brewer presents his excellent and challenging work in the form of 130 poems and twelve stories of varying lengths. The collection’s title piece is set in Brazil during the pandemic where a lonely man seeks...

Every person in the space colony receives a muse for enlightenment and guidance when they come of age. Danna got a strange cloud that talked to her in different voices and showed her disturbing images instead. Why is she so unlucky, and what is her...

The crypt of an abbey in the town of Reachers hides ancient skeletons with puzzling anomalies. An anthropologist arrives in Reachers for research and is enchanted by Miss Brown's beautiful amber eyes. Is it a coincidence that the pagans he studies believed that eyes were...

Conquered by Fog is an anthology of love and heartbreak, of relationships new and old, and of people long forgotten. They are stories that draw you in, and that make you want to know more and make you think about your own life and your...

Musings About the World and People is an anthology of fiction in the slice-of-life, contemporary writing, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Sava Buncic. This engaging collection of 63 short observations encapsulates the...

A Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales for Troubled Grown-ups by Robert L. Appleton is a mesmerizing collection of five short stories for fans of horror, fantasy, dystopia, and magical realism. Chris and Amanda traveled to Peru for an ayahuasca ceremony performed by a shaman, Don...