Short Story: Spilt Milk June 30, 2023 461 by Densie Webb She couldn’t point to a day marked in red on the calendar when everything had fallen apart. It had been a methodical, exquisitely painful dissection. In the beginning, she was hopelessly—no—insanely in love with him. There he was, serving up his seductive behavior like a mouthwatering, 7-course meal. And she lacked the
Short Story: Resurrecting the Torn Edge June 28, 2023 302 by Nicholas Conley Recreating dead people is a complex process. The little details often get skewed. Mason’s software could usually whip up living dead folks with the skill and flair of an experienced barista, but not this time. It was 2 AM. Mason had chugged too many energy drinks, rendering him so wired that he felt
Cover Reveal: Louise and Vincent June 27, 2023 551 Coming August 2023 French innkeeper Louise Ravoux is struggling to keep her inn afloat while raising her two daughters and avoiding her abusive husband. One afternoon, a scruffy redheaded painter walks in, wanting to rent a room. Vincent van Gogh reminds her of her first love, and he has the most arresting eyes of anyone
Short Story: Exiled June 26, 2023 373 “Exiled” (A Bonus Story from Versions of Her) by Andrea Lochen Melanie was thirteen and had a brand-new blue-plaid bikini—the top was padded, her sister, Kelsey, liked to point out. When Melanie wasn’t listening to her Discman and paging through Seventeen magazine, she was writing letters to her best friend back home, lamenting her banishment to their summer
Short Story: Claire’s “Pandemic” June 23, 2023 330 Pandemic by Claire Matturro The last man on stage Struts and frets as he exits. From a tree, a wren Sings “Ode to Joy” as a rose Opens to the sun.
Short Story: The Other Side of Heaven June 21, 2023 317 by Jessica Dall Lisbon: 1755 In the quick break before the next round of bodies arrived, John rubbed his shoulder. He had worked with worse injuries, but somehow this one was paining him worse than anything in his past. The next load was deposited, and John steeled himself to hoist yet more corpses into the
New Release: Fate Claimed June 20, 2023 223 Special Release Day Price $2.99 Grab your copy today! After Maeve O’Neill’s rash decision to free magic, Boston is under lockdown as it spreads across the city. The whole world is in shock. Maeve must prove that normal people can control their new abilities before DODSI, the secret government agency overseeing magic, makes good on
Short Story: Attention Accepted June 19, 2023 384 by Deborah L. King Robert Bryant stopped in his tracks as white fog suddenly clouded his view. “Do you wish to continue walking?” the gender-neutral voice at his ear asked. Robert touched the tiny button on the left side of the frame of his Cloud Visor. “Please remain still until your lens clears. Estimated wait time twenty seconds. Focal
Short Story: Havoc Rising June 16, 2023 418 By Brian S. Leon Chapter i Tyre, Phoenicia, 1232 BC As the sun began to set on a pleasant summer’s evening, the sailors made the squat hippoi ship–named for its horse-head masthead–secure at its moorings within the Port of Sidon on the trading post’s upper eastern side. We lagged behind while other passengers gathered their belongings, disembarked
Cover Reveal: As Though You Were Mine June 15, 2023 243 Coming August 2023 Julie Mercer donated her eggs to help her brother and sister-in-law conceive via in-vitro fertilization, never expecting a few years later, she would have to take full responsibility for those children after they lose their parents in a car accident. Julie never wanted kids of her own and now she suddenly needs
Short Story: Breaking the Fourth Wall with Katie June 14, 2023 343 by Erica Lucke Dean I stepped through the door and froze. Over the past several years, I’d spent countless hours in this place—every Tuesday night, pre-pandemic, to be precise—but suddenly, I was unsure of where I was. Did they redecorate? Hire an entirely new staff? If I hadn’t known better, I’d have said I wasn’t even in
$0.99 Sale: Grace through Fire June 13, 2023 242 Grace through Fire by Jessica Berg is on sale June 13th – June 16th for only $0.99. During a buffalo photo shoot, wildlife photographer Nikki Lancaster snaps a picture of an odd man who later follows her to her car. She races away, only to have a vehicle run her off the road and leave the
