Kari Kilgore on time’s one-way dominion, traveling back through your own DNA, and the small, intimate justice of mending a broken heart — across the five stories of Making Time for Justice in the Escape from 2026 StoryBundle.
When Annie Griffith visits her great-uncle’s mountain home, she discovers that the nearby creek is more than just lively—it’s crying out for help, and someone needs to listen. Interview Questions Did a real place or moment inspire part of your story? There was a big, blocky rock with what looked like a sink on top…
In “River of Renewal,” Kari Kilgore strands a woman overnight in the Oregon wilderness after she loses her keys in a freezing river. What begins as an inconvenience turns into a ghostly, healing encounter—with memories, spirits, and a horse that may not be of this world. Elizabeth’s solo hike in the Cascades was supposed to…
Stranded overnight by a freezing river, a woman encounters a ghostly presence—and a path toward healing she never expected. Set deep in the Cascade Mountains, “River of Renewal” captures the quiet ache of solitude and the slow, uncertain steps toward healing. Kari Kilgore’s story blends ghostly magic with emotional realism, crafting a haunting where the…
Kari Kilgore’s “The Garden of Eden and Emily” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt Emily turned and somehow managed to keep her jaw from dropping. The goddess was indeed standing there, with the same eyebrow-raised smile curving her full mouth. Before Emily forced herself to concentrate on…
