“Problem Child,” by Tami Veldura, appears in Stolen by the Fae, the 6th volume in the anthology series A Procession of Faeries. Excerpt Pane nudged Kipt with one bony elbow. “You’re sure about this? It’s bigger than normal.” “Big enough to count for two infants, I bet,” said Kipt. “And probably old enough that its…
“Hybrid Vigor,” by Olivia Wylie, appears in Stolen by the Fae, the 6th volume in the anthology series A Procession of Faeries. Excerpt The examining room smells of chemicals and cold meat. Sometimes I wish my sense of smell was more Human. The metal drawer slides open on its rollers. It’s designed to hold a…
“The Replacement,” by Ron Collins, appears in Stolen by the Fae, the 6th volume in the anthology series A Procession of Faeries. Excerpt “Hello,” I say as I head toward the front. “You doing all right, ma’am?” I don’t get many put-together businesswomen in the store at 1:54 a.m. On their own, my eyes glance…
Steal away to the wild world of the Fae! In the darkest dark of night The faeries come to see the sight A sleeping child, sweet as can be Its cheeks red as stolen cherries They whisper, then sing the child a song It stirs, and smiles, and slumbers along Faster than the eye can…
Jason A. Adams’ “The End of the Rainbow” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt When the world stopped spinning, Andrew pulled his britches up over his still-sodden tush, face flaming as dozens of strange…people…stared at him. Most were vaguely human, in that the right number of limbs…
Leah R. Cutter’s “A Stitch in Time” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt As Viviane was merely a minor goddess of sewing machines, she didn’t have a real temple to inhabit. She didn’t have a set location either, in the living world, where worshipers came to her….
Johanna Rothman’s “When Harry Really Met Aggy” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt Satisfied, Aggy Pink leaned back in her black ergonomic chair, checking her left and right large monitors. She picked her hands up off her black ergonomic keyboard. She, the Security God, had struck again!…
Mary Jo Rabe’s “The Gods of the Black Forest” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt Dobel, the disgruntled god of the Hohfelsendobelbach brook had had enough. He might only be a minor god, but he didn’t have to endure every unpleasantness his environment had to offer. The…
Blaze Ward’s “Power” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt “What’s the catch?” he asked. There was always a catch. Every hint of magic or power he’d ever encountered had suggested that the limits were often hard and rude. Even for gods, which just suggested to Gunderson from…
Richard Quarry’s “Devolution Day: A Saga of Fire and Mice” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt The library had grown too hot to study pre-calc. The ultramodern building, with light pouring through its five stories of glass panels honeycombed around white steel triangles, was prone to warmth….
