Duty
By M.S. Taheri ‘’Here you are,’’ Kaythe let out with a sigh of joy. Looking for footsteps was like looking for a key in this forest. The beams of sunlight…
The Girl
By Shari Held She answered the door on my first knock as though she’d been expecting my visit. Without a word, she marched me and my deputy through the living…
Eight Gets Us Airborne
by Eric Del Carlo “Remember–before the Z Years? It was all stealth and tantalizing mystery. Does-he-doesn’t-he exist? Children believed, with driven-snow innocence. Then they’d get older and lose faith. Then,…
In Memory of Jane Timm Baxter
When author Jane Timm Baxter died, the writing world endured a great loss. Here is a letter she wrote to her husband before dying at young age which I thought…
Piece Work
by Edward Ahern There was no one thing about Daniel that made people shy away from him. All his features, viewed in isolation, looked fine. But with his elements combined…
An Interview with Author Eric Del Carlo
What we have for you is a really delightful interview with author Eric Del Carlo talking about a book he had the pleasure of writing with his father, and he…
Spring’s Arcana
by Lilith Saintcrow American Gods vs. Baba Yaga in this Russian-inspired contemporary fantasy Spring’s Arcana, by New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow. Nat Drozdova is desperate to save a life.…