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…

At A Loss: Why We’re Losing Our Empathy by Alisha Costanzo

Part of me wishes I could say that real people don’t absorb the sins of others, that they’re not outlets for the violent expression of guilt, shame, and regret, but I can’t. However, I will save you the rant that I could likely craft on that thread. And, well, “The Glittering Pearls” shows enough of that…

Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Alisha Costanzo

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 Alisha Costanzo and her story “The Glittering Pearls.”   ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? I live in a realm of conspiracy theories, so the world gleamed from the…