An ON TIME Excerpt: “Dust in the Jail Cell” by Madison McSweeney

Enjoy an excerpt from Madison McSweeney’s “Dust in the Jail Cell” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. I know not where I am, nor what year it is. The man who confines me calls me “Lenore,” but I feel it was not the name I was born with. I have only faint memories of before,…

An ON TIME Excerpt: “Sweetbreads at Midnight” by Jalyn Renae Fiske

Enjoy an excerpt from Jalyn Renae Fiske’s “Sweetbreads at Midnight” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. In other worlds and other lands, curses might come from gods or demons seeking revenge, but mine came from a lover. As a recent widow and mother of two, I craved someone to hold at night.  I prayed for…

Scott Harper, an ON TIME Author Interview

Join us as we peek behind the scenes of our upcoming anthology, ON TIME. Learn more about Scott Harper in his featured interview. ABOUT THE STORY  What inspired your story?   I’m a huge vampire geek.  I’m so old now that I can remember a time in speculative fiction and film when a stake through the heart…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “Dark Air” by DJ Tyrer

Another rumble. Another sound carried on the gusts, nagging at the edge of his hearing, like a factory whistle. He pinched the ridge of his nose, a pressure building behind his forehead. The missing keys belonged to cabins one and seven, which according to a faded sign on the office building’s wall, were to the…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “Then You May Hear My Whisper: by Brendan Foley

My name was Cornelius Stack, and I have been lost to the wind for over a hundred years. Or so I think. I suppose I was once like you. I can remember the feel of skin, of my fingertips as they brushed against pieces of paper, played against the bark of a tree. I can…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “Abra” by Lawrence Berry

Abra slips out a doorway webbed with shadows and walks down Ninth Street, kicking at rain-dimpled puddles of water, the air around him roaring with the steady cadence of the rainstorm. Street lamps gleam above the worn cement like demon’s eyes, seeming to bend and examine Abra’s soul. Twilight is an hour away, but an…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “Silap Inua” by Joanna Koch

The palace of the Frost King was as silent as snow. A library towered through the core of the mountain to its tallest peak. Not books or words or pages, but amorphous crystalline shapes in a calligraphic dance spoke from the volumes extending on shelves up through the sky and out to the stars. Movement…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “Easy as the Wind” by Bill Davidson

I hadn’t seen hide nor hair of Bobby and Mags in weeks, but from time to time, I caught glimmers of light coming from gaps round the back windows. That made sense. They wouldn’t ever light a candle near the front for fear of bringing attention to themselves. Because people were desperate now, you understand?…

Release Day: IN THE AIR Story Teasers

I’m always excited to send a new book out into the world, and this collection of stories has some twisted themes, events, and characters. Just the way I like it. And to do something a little different for today’s release, here’s a series of teasers. One from each story. Just for you. Take a peek…

Rohit Sawant, an IN THE AIR Author Interview

On the verge of a new anthology, we are celebrating IN THE AIR with a behind the scenes view of authors and their stories. Here’s a look at Rohit Sawant and his story “The Harmonica.”   ABOUT THE STORY Tell me a little about your story and the world you’ve created. My story is about a…

Lorraine Sharma Nelson, a Featured Interview

If you haven’t heard of our new project,  the On Fire anthology, this interview series will showcase our authors and their writing lives beyond their ignited tales. In Lorraine Sherman Nelson’s “Consumed,” Vijay gets his wish fulfilled, much to his eternal and everlasting dismay.

Cover Reveal and Excerpt from Blood Phoenix: Imprinted by Alisha Costanzo

Date Published: May 9, 2017 Blurb: With an old war raging between vampires and shifters, Ria must learn to refocus her life if she’s going to survive. Her renegade fight was just the beginning. The queen is recruiting new soldiers. Ria’s going on vicious missions with her battle buddy. And her explosive abilities are malfunctioning…