Story spotlight: “Fox and Hound” by Leah Cutter

    Gou, a peddle cab driver in modern-day Beijing, gets more than he bargained for with his latest client. “Fox and Hound” is Leah’s first story to feature Huli Transport, a company that specializes in rides and transportation for those who aren’t completely human.       “Fox and Hound” is in the Fantasy…

Story spotlight: “Monkey Sea, Monkey Do” by Robert Jeschonek

When Ida got her wish to become a Sea Munky, she didn’t realize the greatest drought of all time was about to dry up the bodies of water she needed to survive. Now, in one of the last pools of water on Earth, she and her fellow aquatic creatures fight to survive an attack by…

Story spotlight: “The City Trees” by Jamie Ferguson

Giulia moved to the city after her husband’s death, but the city trees won’t talk with her – even though she’s a dryad. One evening, while attempting to speak with the trees in a park, she finds herself caught in the middle between a thief and his pursuer. The thief stole something magical and dangerous,…

Story spotlight: “The Wishing Ring of Old Queen Maab” by Steve Vernon

A tale about a very young farmer named Ramsey who, although his heart was as good as one million pieces of gold, had not a single ounce of good luck to his name except his beloved wife Glorinda.   One day an old woman appeared, her face as wrinkled as a field filled with dried-up…

Story spotlight: “The Storyteller” by P. D. Cacek

Telling stories is Walter Book’s responsibility and his joy, just like it’d been his daddy’s, and his granddaddy’s and his great-great grandaddy’s before him. Because what good’s a Book without a story? Every night he tells the children their bedtime story, and this evening he tells one called “The Princess,” the tale of a little…

Story spotlight: “Skydiving to the Gods” by Stefon Mears

A beautiful sunrise over the ocean west of Hawaii. A perfect morning for a skydive. An even better opportunity for murder. Eric Jarlsson plummets toward his death. His parachute sabotaged. Two thousand feet above an unforgiving sea. He couldn’t know a god’s net awaits him. “Skydiving to the Gods” a contemporary fantasy short story featuring…

Story spotlight: “Snap A Trap, Inc.” by Louisa Swann

  What do trolleys, bananas, and impudent fairies have in common? A fairy hunter named Zola and her newest blind date: Milton B. Flannigan, III. Unfortunately, dear old Miltie isn’t everything he’s been made out to be. He’s more. Then again, so is Zola. A laugh-out-loud tale from the streets of San Francisco.    …

Story spotlight: “Midnight Oil” by Lisa Silverthorne

    Mistaken identities, misplaced sympathies, and witches on the eve of Beltane.   And the man caught between Halloween magic and mayhem.             “Midnight Oil” is in the Witches’ Brew bundle. You can learn more on BundleRabbit, Goodreads, and the bundle’s Facebook page. Collections With Stories by This Author…

Story spotlight: “Mother of the Waters” by Leigh Saunders

In the spring of 1810, the death of his father – and discovery of an unknown uncle – sends fifteen year-old Samuel Harlowe from his simple life in England across the sea on a journey filled with dangers and wonders he never imagined. And when a kraken attacks his ship, Samuel must choose to whether…