In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Robert Petyo and his story “It’s Only A Dream.” ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? A close friend who went through a bitter divorce was one of the…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Stone Circle” by Gwenda Major
Carla selected her stone—of the more than thirty that made up the circle, some were as high as two metres, others squat and low, allowing a person to sit in the natural hollow on top. Fanned out in a flattened circle around her, some nestled together in groups, some standing solemnly apart. Beyond them, the…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “The Only One Alive” by Claire Davon
I propelled myself out of my sofa and to the front door. The trees waved in an unseen breeze. Street noise mixed with a faint Spanish melody. My house was built in the last century and had solid walls, which was why I hadn’t heard the music before. Now, it was evident, something “la cucaracha-ish.”…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Night Terror” by Kacie Berghoef
I should have known better than to rent a ground floor flat. It’s too late to have regrets about eschewing a doorman and not installing a security alarm when I hear the robbers enter. My only phone is in the same room as them. Almost paralyzed, I lie quietly under the covers, not daring to…
Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with J.A.W. McCarthy
In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at J.A.W. McCarthy and her story “Exactly As We Are Meant To Be.” ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? My experiences with sleep paralysis. Did you have to do…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Remember Backwards” by Maul Allan Hewish
The doors are locked. No matter how hard we fight with the locks and slam our fists against the glass, there is no breaking through. The windshield is shatterproof, but molten steel would still make short work of that. We change up our strategy, hammering on it with our shoes—pile-driving full-forced blows into it. The…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Finding Galatea” by Ali Abbas
When I burst in, her hair looked auburn. Must have been some trick of the low, reddish light. There weren’t enough layers of make-up to hide the haunted look in her eyes. “What do you want darling?” she asked, not meaning a word of it. “You.” I showed her the picture on my phone. “You’re…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream” by Daniel M. Kimmel
The Emperor, the omnipotent and omniscient ruler of all he surveyed, woke in a cold sweat, tangled in his bed sheets. What a horrible nightmare. He had dreamt that he was a character in something called a YA novel, whatever that might be, and that his unquestioned authority was, in fact, being questioned by a…
Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Wondra Vanian
In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Wondra Vanian and her story “The Darkest Regions of Our Hearts.” ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? Mental illness and I have been duking it out for a…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Lisa Sees the Buffalo” by Samantha Pilecki
A party in her old house, room after room full of people, but all the guests were the same. All the guests were her ex-husband, Ed. Or, rather, variations of him: fat Ed, with a monocle and a Monopoly Man moustache, sitting and whooping it up on the couch: young Ed, like the pictures she’d…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “Butterflies Eating the Dead” by Kate Morgan
Lyra Gentium reread the last line of the credit card company’s direct marketing letter, scratched out the final three words, tried two different words, scratched those out, and scowled at the wreck. The escapist photos of woods and beaches and mountains pinned to her gray cubicle walls failed her today. Four simultaneous phone conversations breached…
Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Nathaniel W. Phillips
In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Nathaniel W. Phillips and his story “Skinner Box.” ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? Two things I love and am fascinated by: Lovecraftian, cosmic horror and psychological learning…
