Enjoy an excerpt from Dave Pasquantonio’s “Death Takes A Halliday” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. “You’ll do great.” Emily Halliday straightened her husband, Paul’s, tie. “You know what they say: if they bring you in for a third interview, then the job’s already yours.” “I hope so,” Paul said. “I’ve been out of work…
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An ON TIME Excerpt: “For the Very First Time” by Shaun Avery
Enjoy an excerpt from Shaun Avery’s “For the Very First Time” featured in our new anthology ON TIME.
Madison Estes, an ON TIME Author Interview
Join us as we peek behind the scenes of our upcoming anthology, ON TIME. Learn more about Madison Estes in her featured interview. ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? I was reading “John Dies at the End” and I was really annoyed that (spoiler alert) John didn’t die at the end. Don’t get…
An Exploration of Horror Comedy: Parody, Spoof, and Satire by Madison Estes
Enjoy an exclusive guest post from Madison Estes, author of “The Time Loop Loophole,” featured in our upcoming anthology ON TIME. People disagree about what constitutes horror comedy. It’s rare for a story to have an equal balance of humor and horror. A few stories that fall into this category are John Dies at…
Throwback Thursday | An AFTER THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER Excerpt: “Ten Days After the Happily Ever After” by Amelia Steiner
I smacked my knight in shining armor on the head with a heavy skillet. He wasn’t wearing his armor at the time so he grimaced, but I digress. On our wedding day, my father, the king, gave us a ton of gold, a full two thousand pounds worth. He also gave us a castle in a neighboring…
A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “The Glittering Pearls” by Alisha Costanzo
The local sergeant didn’t follow the same ceremony as the mayor, but he did keep hard candies on his desk, creamy caramel ones, and Jace left with a handful in his pocket. This man’s purge didn’t veer from the norm in the way of sins, but he had visited the capitol. What Jace took from…
About My Story by Daniel M. Kimmel
Aside from what I hope are the obvious political overtones, my story – “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream” – is a comic take on what’s become a very popular genre, the YA dystopian novel. My daughter (now on her way to becoming a high school biology teacher) introduced me to the world of The Hunger…
Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Daniel M. Kimmel
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 Daniel M. Kimmel and his story “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream.” ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? It was a combination of the current political environment and reading (or…
THE GIRL WITH THE GLOWING HAIR Cover Reveal & Excerpt
If you like the innocence of Twilight, the snark from Buffy, and the wit of the Lunar Chronicles, you’ll be engrossed by Alisha Costanzo’s new dark and satirical YA series.
CONDUITS Cover Reveal: a New Series by J. Ryan Sommers
Back Cover Synopsis: It exists in a long-forgotten corner of the American dream. Green Valley County is home to murders and heroes, ghosts and jinxes, gods, devils, and even a pygmy Big Foot. But the biggest menace is Jinx Jenkins and the string of bad luck he bestows upon the townsfolk. Can the good people…
Proper Campfire Stories by Jaclyn Adomeit
Enjoy an exclusive guest post from Jaclyn Adomeit author of “Red Curtain,” which is featured in our new anthology ON FIRE, out now. Campfire stories have a long and sordid history (citation unavailable), and the art of spinning a flame-lit tale is a skill few master. A tale-spinner must read their audience. If this wasn’t an art,…
A Day at the Blazes by Shaun Avery
Enjoy an exclusive guest post from Shaun Avery, author of “The Conception Artist” which will be featured in the upcoming anthology ON FIRE set for release on 12.01.17. I read an article earlier in the year about people attacking the fire services as they tried to put out a blaze. Thankfully, I do not…
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