Short Fiction

Attack of the Fifty-five Foot Crab! by Pete McArdle (Jul 30, 2012)

Come visit the idyllic island of Boca Loca, where the natives are friendly, the weather is sublime ... and the seafood is to die for ...

When Eurogeddon Comes by Anna Sykora (Jul 23, 2012)

Tomatoes for the summer, potatoes for the winter ... the neighbors may laugh now, but the financial crisis is peeking over the horizon, and Mary Lou sees a lot less of it behind the hedge of her plants.

A Day at the Circus by John Paulits (Jul 9, 2012)

When the creatures get to this stage, they definitely no longer pose a threat to humans ... and safety is what we want, right?

Ambassador by Jerry Seeger (Jul 2, 2012)

An alien invader shows up on the doorstep in time for a cup of tea. The battle to comprehend one another is arduous, the prize as fleeting as any other moment.

Room for Two by Ronald Paxton (Jul 2, 2012)

What happens at Wild Pony Ranch is almost magical at times ... and yet that kind of magic is accessible in many places, as long as people are willing to reach deeply within ...

Diplomatic Solution by Barry Kirwan (Jun 25, 2012)

Water and air are separate environments -- unless some creature is willing to brave the surface tension between them ...

Shoo Fly by Pete McArdle (Jun 18, 2012) mature content

"Waiter, waiter, there's a fly in my soup! ... May I have a second serving, please?"

Thirty Months On by Dan Mulhollen (Jun 18, 2012)

As time wears on, some of the painful broken edges wear down, until something interesting can slide into a heart ...

Return Fare by Michael Price (Jun 11, 2012)

Now there's a kid who knows how to take care of his toys!

The Mystery of Charles Dickens: A Tale of Mesmerism and Murder by John Paulits (Jun 11, 2012)

To tantalize our reading appetite, John Paulits shares with us an exerpt from his newest novel, "The Mystery of Charles Dickens."

Safe and Familiar Faces by Kevin Keating (Jun 4, 2012)

Kevin Keating currently teaches English at Baldwin-Wallace College near Cleveland, Ohio. His novel, "The Natural Order of Things," is scheduled for publication in November 2012 by Aqueous Books.

The Truth About Mummies 5 by Ed Moyer (Jun 4, 2012)

Conclusion. Only the mummies stand in the way of Vlad's power-mad scheme -- can they hold him off long enough for the magical gate to close?

The Music Man by Jerry Guarino (Jun 4, 2012)

It wasn't a dark and stormy night, but it went from odd to totally weird at record speed ...

Sex, Pecs, and Little Pink Pills by Pete McArdle (May 28, 2012) mature content

Wanting everything you can get will get you into trouble as surely as will getting everything everything you want ... and maybe everything you deserve ...

The Truth About Mummies 4 by Ed Moyer (May 28, 2012)

Time has passed for both Sonja and Edvard, in their vastly different states. But wait, something is not so different -- neither knows what their future will bring ...

The Truth About Mummies 3 by Ed Moyer (May 21, 2012)

Edvard's last memory was of his own death in battle, but Valhalla couldn't be farther away from what he wakes up to ...

The Heidi Jean by Barry Udoff (May 21, 2012)

Alas for the thoughtless stunts of youth, that leave us with unpayable debts in our hearts ...

The Truth About Mummies 2 by Ed Moyer (May 14, 2012)

Lovers walk together in the moonlight, but they have no idea what watches them from above ...

Hot Cocoa by Ben Bartman (Apr 30, 2012)

When the lines between what is real and what isn't real begin to blur and tangle, the falling man may not know where to reach out his hand ...

The Girls Next Door by Ralph Bland (Apr 30, 2012)

Life is change, they say, but even a small change in life is like being swept downstream, and the banks of the river are never the same ...

P Is for Poetry by Jonathan D. Scott (Apr 30, 2012)

Really, you'd think H.W. Longfellow would have known better than to write something like that ...

The Truth About Mummies by Ed Moyer (Apr 30, 2012)

The battle is to the death, but who watches the fallen to steal away the vision of Valhalla?

The Sangoma by KK Brown (Apr 30, 2012)

What price can you put on Wisdom?

The Walking Man by Steven Servis (Apr 23, 2012)

The long road to understanding begins with a single step -- sometimes even in the wrong direction.

The Cavalier's Voice by Peter Balaskas (Apr 23, 2012)

In the face of injustice, one can only hope that someone, somewhere will take a stand against it ...

Lead Belly by David Donaghe (Apr 23, 2012)

There are times when your life just doesn't seem worth living, but the fact is, your life isn't only about you ...

The Guardian by Lydia Manx (Apr 23, 2012)

The vampire has his own story, but what about that poor, displaced old troll?

The Wonderfully Fecund World of the Hendersons by M.J.Nicholls (Apr 23, 2012) mature content

This is NOT the way to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, dear readers...

Getting His Wings by Mitchell Waldman (Apr 16, 2012)

Losing a friend is heart-breaking. Consolation only comes when you can accept the new horizon that friend must surely see ...

The Intense Intervention of Zoe Zombie by Beverly Pauley (Apr 16, 2012)

Some times a family has to provide "tough love" for their wayward child ... even in the perfect zombie world.