Speculative fiction stories from C. L. Nichols In "Jump!" a lineman is transported to an alternate reality after a lightning strike, or is it only an hallucination? Someone awakens to find handwriting actually within his concrete bedroom floor in "The Silent Chatter." A man's wife is turned by a group of vampires; he follows and teams up with a female vampire to find them in "Till Death Do Us Part." Other speculativve stories explore the unusual and bizarre environment of the slipstream. Added … [Read more...] about SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS: New Stories from the Slipstream by C. L. Nichols
Snowfall on Mars by Branden Frankel
Twenty years ago, life on Earth was wiped out. Now, the colonists on Mars scratch out a living in the husk of a once vibrant settlement. David Adler has survived by keeping a low profile. But when Mars’ lead engineer is murdered, Adler stumbles on a conspiracy to do away with life on the red planet. Targeted Age Group:: 18-80 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? It's personal, so let me broadcast it across the internets. (Haha.) I went through a tough divorce, lost a job, became a … [Read more...] about Snowfall on Mars by Branden Frankel
Interview with Author – M D Flyn
About M D Flyn: I am a voracious reader, a writer, a chocolate inhaler, and LGBT. I perpetrate geekery, a lover of all things fantasy, scifi, and otherwise odd. I write speculative fiction that explores themes of individuality, belonging, and empowerment. What inspires you to write? Lots of ways. I have no problem with getting ideas, it’s having the discipline to sit down and write that is hard for me. Often something random will pop up when I am doing something that has nothing to do with … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – M D Flyn
Interview with Author – Joseph Picard
About Joseph Picard: B.C. Lower mainlander since 1992, Joseph has always tinkered with art, music, and writing. He chose to focus primarily on writing in the early 2000s, and his short stories have since evolved into character-driven novels of science-fiction and broader speculative fiction. In 2001, he found out that cars are harder than mountain bikes, and has been a paraplegic ever since. Miraculously, this has not altered his career arc as a quarterback, basketball star, pole-dancer, or … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Joseph Picard
Interview with Author – Rachel Rossano
About Rachel Rossano: Rachel Rossano balances her time between the chaos of raising and homeschooling her three children and the world of drama and high adventure in her head. With her faithful husband and chief consulting editor by her side, she dreams of many more adventures to come in both of her double lives. Romance has become a common thread through all of her work no matter the genre. Her world of choice is medieval fantasy, but she also wanders into science fiction and other speculative … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rachel Rossano
Watermark by Joy Liu
After a traumatic car accident, Luke Rendel returns home from college, trying to escape survivor's guilt and piece his life together. But when he takes a job as the night guard at the town aquarium, he meets an enigmatic, mermaid-like creature named Urhoa trapped in a tank who claims that his grandfather owed her a debt--and it's time for Luke to pay. As Luke searches for the pearl, mirror, and comb that will free her, he discovers that their worlds are more intertwined than he could have … [Read more...] about Watermark by Joy Liu
Interview with Author – Craig Faustus Buck
About Craig Faustus Buck: Craig Faustus Buck is an author and screenwriter. His debut noir mystery novel, Go Down Hard, was published by Brash Books in 2015 and was First Runner Up for Killer Nashville's Claymore Award. His short story "Honeymoon Sweet" is currently nominated for both the Anthony and the Macavity Awards. He was also an Anthony short story nominee in 2014 for "Dead End," the prequel to his novella Psycho Logic (Stark Raving Press, 2014). Among his six co-authored nonfiction … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Craig Faustus Buck
Interview with Author – Celesta Thiessen
About Celesta Thiessen: I live in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada with my husband and two young daughters. We're homeschoolers and entrepreneurs. My husband and I make iOS apps and I write stories. Being a writer is magical - spinning nothing into stories - stories that can light the way to a different world. What inspires you to write? I feel called to write, to bring Truth into the world through fiction. Tell us about your writing process. Before I start writing I like to have in mind a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Celesta Thiessen
Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler @mhebler
This book is bargain priced from 07/29/2014 until 07/30/2033 2014 National Indie Excellence Awards Winner (Horror) =Post Civil War. Families Move West To Begin Rich New Lives, Only Some Never Make It. =There is a creature that lurks in the vast open deserts of the west. It can only survive on blood and, although it prefers to prey on the weak and young, it will slaughter anyone or anything, once provoked. It is unnatural, deceptive, and difficult to kill. Word about the existence of … [Read more...] about Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler @mhebler
Curse of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler @mhebler
This book is bargain priced from 07/29/2014 until 08/03/2014 They Never Thought Their Luck Would Be Their Curse. In the months following the onslaught, the extraordinary survivors continue to know no peace, as they are haunted by signs that the relentless creature remains on their trail. However, this fight will be better matched, now that they’ve discovered an advantage that will help protect them from the monster’s bloodthirsty lust. But once faced with the decision to kill the beast, … [Read more...] about Curse of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler @mhebler
Whispers: A Collection of Dark Tales by Alyssa Cooper @AlyssaCooperLit
This book is bargain priced from 07/22/2014 until 08/31/2014 A loving mother returned from the grave. A vampire fallen prey to her own kind. A young girl who can set the night aflame. These are the whispered stories of the night's darkest creatures. A collection of eleven short stories ranging from speculative to paranormal to horror, Whispers combines terrifying monsters with narrative introspection, digging to the roots of your darkest dreams. Told from the perspective of every variety … [Read more...] about Whispers: A Collection of Dark Tales by Alyssa Cooper @AlyssaCooperLit
The Soul Mincer and Other Stories by Ekin Odabas
This book is bargain priced from 07/20/2014 until 12/20/2014 “It has been five years. Five miserable years locked up inside the cells of an asylum whose name I am yet to learn. Padded walls caress my head during my occasional fits of violence. And I write these words under the supervision of my therapists, who supposed it would improve my sanity to recount in written form my distressing memories.” Within these pages lies a series of gothic-themed short stories all steeped in pure, … [Read more...] about The Soul Mincer and Other Stories by Ekin Odabas
