Story spotlight: “The Black Marker at the End of Time” by Ron Collins

    A lone figure walks a desolate beach. Heart cold and worn. Gun empty. Behind him the war of all wars destroys humankind. Before him lies the ocean. Cold. Harsh. Vast. Ageless.           “The Black Marker at the End of Time” is in the Beneath the Waves collection. You can…

Story spotlight: “Flower Faeries” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

  Funeral directors deal with everything at a funeral, but only a few must handle an influx of flower fairies. Or worse: the arrival of a flower fairy child, alone and unsupervised. Flower fairies are unpredictable…except when they get angry. And then they become terrifying. So, what will they do if they think one of…

Story spotlight: “The Queen of May” by Linda Jordan

Sivli, a dryad, senses a deep imbalance in Faerie. Earth energy wanes and the world of Faerie drifts dangerously off-kilter. With a plan in mind, Silvi decides she must be May Queen. To beat the sylphs in finding the first hawthorn blossoms of summer. She feels driven to save the day. This world bursts with…

Story spotlight: “The Jaws of the Manō” by Chuck Heintzelman

Kaikala longed to leave her island and visit far-away lands. She wanted to see the exotic places described by warriors around the nightly campfires. But only warriors left the island. Girls could not be warriors. When a strange man washes up on the beach, she finally gets her wish for adventure. And she learns BE…

Innocence and Deceit: 14 Fairy Tales Retold, Reimagined, and Reinvented

Enter the magical, unpredictable, wonderful world of fairy tales! What if Cinderella was the wicked one, and manipulated her kind, loving stepmother and stepsisters? Is being a handsome, charming prince really as effortless and trouble-free as it seems? Would you be alarmed if you realized that the beautiful red shoes you’re admiring change their appearance…

Story spotlight: “Unicorn Magic” by Roz Marshall

IN FEYLAND, NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS… Feyland: a new computer game that allows Scottish teenager Corinne MacArthur to escape the sadness haunting her everyday life. It’s a game where legends come to life, the lines between reality and fantasy become blurred, and the impossible becomes—probable? A stand-alone story with a full plot arc,…

Story spotlight: “Radioactive Magic” by Bonnie Elizabeth

  Sickness lies in the ocean. Sean Iverson feels it. A shapeshifter, Sean feels as if he’s no longer connected to his two different selves. Fortunately, allies come when they are called to his rescue. The question becomes whether that help will come in time for Sean or for the ocean.        …

Interview: Monalisa Foster and the Intellectual Property Tracker Kickstarter

What is Intellectual Property Tracker? Intellectual Property Tracker is web-based software that allows writers to track all the important information associated with their product, i.e. their intellectual property (IP). Taglines, blurbs, sales copy, keywords, vendor and platform links, details about various formats (audio, POD, print, ebooks), publication history, submission history, IP rights management, details about…