According to Adam (More Stories from the Writer’s Drawer) is an anthology of short stories published by Beryl Belsky. A selected group of writers contributed these pieces, divided into three categories: Fantasy/Romance, Mystery/Horror/Adventure, and Biography/Realism. According to Adam is a humorous twist on Adam and...

All Sugar Ain't Sweet by Candace Habte is a collection of short stories exploring various aspects of life. The first story, “Built to Last,” focuses on family and how hard work and friendship can overcome prejudices. “Sweet Buttered Rolls” is a more tragic tale about...

A Cozy Country Christmas Anthology by Christine Arness is a collection of short stories that will put a smile on your face and a glow in your heart. Each individual story shines with happy Christmas joy and cheer. There are twelve different stories included...

Aria by Monica Joshi is a short story about a woman caught between fantasy and reality. Aria Johannes is a struggling artist trapped by her financial situation. She knows that she can rely on Will, the misogynistic, cheating boyfriend, for stability, but she secretly longs...

American Blues may be the saddest book I’ve ever read. It’s also damned poetic. The overwhelming sense of stark, but understandable, tragedy in Evan Guilford-Blake’s short stories produce real emotion in a way that even most books written to encompass a certain emotional state rarely...

In A Lot of Life by Kyle Mathis, we learn that Caleb Aston spends his weekends watching movies like “Zoolander” or “Pulp Fiction,” followed by three tequila shots and a beer chaser. It’s been that way for a long time. The 30-year-old accountant lives in...

A Sting In The Tale by author Ted Tayler is a collection of short stories that introduce the reader to a world that has a little something for everyone: love, ghost stories, revenge tales, books and libraries, and a touch of humor that perfectly binds...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 2 by Matt Drabble is more proof – as if proof is needed – that Matt is a master of the short horror story. The ten tales in this collection offer a glimpse at the broad scope of Drabble’s imagination, as...

Graham Downs opens the door to a fantasy world in his short story, A Petition to Magic, a world of emotions, trust, self-searching and enchanted characters that will definitely leave readers wanting more. The fantasy tells the story of a wizard and his difficulties in...

A collection of 33 original short stories and 22 poems, David Podlipny’s A Basement: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems (Alphabet) is enjoyable yet partly a conundrum to me. The short stories are presented at the start of this collection, and I had to...