As D.L. Rhodes notes, speculative fiction is a mixed bag of genres that includes but is not limited to horror, science fiction, fantasy, magic, and just plain weird and otherwise unidentifiable themes. In The Woods, Dark & Deep is all that and more. For older...

Of Songs and Dreams and Fields of Flowers by James P. Usavage is a must-read for anyone who loves an uplifting story. This is a narrative that celebrates the beauty of nature and the human spirit. The story follows the protagonist, Daz Folstrom, as he...

Lori R. Lopez's 3-Z is a collection of three horror stories. All the stories have one common theme; zombies. Pound Of Flesh is about a zombie apocalypse that follows a woman on the verge of being eaten by a zombie. A Big Problem tells the...

Dark as Night by T.J. Hawkins is a thrilling novella that serves as a prequel to Sleeper. This story focuses on Mohammed Baqri, a psychopathic member of Al-Qaeda set on becoming an infamous terrorist. Mohammed, the youngest of three brothers, is shown to have a...

Time Zones and Other Tales is a work of fiction in the anthology, psychological, and speculative fiction subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Real Carpentier. In this fascinating collection of works, we are first introduced...

Teeth & Crumpets: A Florilegium is a work of fiction in the anthology, literary, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Joel Shoemaker. In this collection of interesting and original short stories, the author...

Birdie Nook by Laurie Ann Pokin is a short horror story based around the main character Birdie. It starts with the history of how the character gets her unusual name. Birdie was supposed to be a boy called Burt; however, when the baby turns out...

Sit Down And Have A Beer Again is a collection of poems and short stories penned by Greg Wyss. it is divided into three parts, with parts one and two including poetry and short stories published in two different small press magazines since 1977, and...

Kimberly Sullivan's short story collection Drink Wine and Be Beautiful opens with Amica Del Cuore, a tale about a young American woman in Rome finding a friendship that will last a lifetime. A woman finally finds the peace and the contentment she has been looking...

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38 is an anthology of award-winning sci-fi and fantasy short stories. It consists of 16 science fiction short stories, several beautiful illustrations, and a total of four helpful articles about writing stories. The anthology features some...