The Last Request of Gladimus McCarran
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe system said he is guilty and must be punished by hanging. They laughed at him so they also had to be punished.
The Scent of Daisies
Reading Time: 12 minutesJulia, an elderly woman, is haunted by dementia. Though Alzheimer’s might explain why she can’t remember picking the flowers in the hallway or putting the kettle on, she’s starting to believe she’s being haunted by something else entirely.
The Valiance
Reading Time: 7 minutesMina struggles with her gift of the Valiance dance. Her life gets a moment of quiet when her heart is touched by a lonely child. It is not what gifts we are given, but how we choose to use them.
Take Me With You
Reading Time: 4 minutesEarth is about to launch a satellite into deep space with a sole AI on board — until the AI has another idea.
The Knight of Innocence
Reading Time: 21 minutesSomeone is trying to turn Baltimore into a gate to Hell. So the mundane and magical communities turn to the one man in the city sworn to defend them. Michael White isn’t the hero you want, deserve, or need. But he is willing to work on holidays and weekends.
The Last Glance
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter the earth has been radiated by nuclear war, survivors move below the surface and build a new society underground, only going to the surface once a year to visit the one last tree that still remains.
Fur
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen your species is prey, you can never let your guard down. Even when you’re walking home.
All Those Perfect Moments
Reading Time: 12 minutesA sleepy town in rural Alabama holds many secrets, not all of them worth digging up.
The Haunting of Piedras Blancas
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis love story between a ghost and an alien is a mash-up of sci/fi, fantasy, and goth.
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