Clown Diary: Appendix 7 by Joe Oppenheimer
After a big fire at a circus, a few pages of a diary are all that is left to tell the story of an immigrant running from persecution and prejudice.
Penetralia by Hari Navarro
“Do you know what happens when you stare into television static?”
“I don’t have a television.”
The Yellows by Tom Gammarino
Given the choice between a contented life and a meaningful one, which do you want?
Metaphoria by K.B. Elijah
“Should I begin with the tale of the cannibalistic peacocks, perhaps? The molten field of liquorice mushrooms? Or maybe you’d like to hear about the obsequious coffee beans dancing to the tune of Hickory Dickory Dock?”
A Great & Shifting Sea by John Leahy
Lord Volgan Borinth is summoned to the court of Alwil Treggessun, the king of Monsiel. It is a delicate time, with the continent of Monsiel being politically fragile after a very destructive war.
Damned Dwelling by Chris Hewitt
Trapped in an antique shop for all eternity, three ghosts yearn for freedom.
But they’re tied to the living world by their soul vessels and need someone to buy them. Shoppers come and go, dashing hopes of release.
Southpaw by Kyle Toucher
An exploration of extreme dedication, homicidal mental illness, and the hunt for the Sinistra―the Witches of the Left Hand―who serve the Medusa Cult.
What Blood is For by Nyx Kain
A letter from Abigail’s grandmother shatters her world, forcing her to confront a painful truth about her past.
Three Tokens for Mammon by John Ward
A lonely young man longs to escape the boredom of living in a small seaside town, but finds himself sucked into a bizarre ritual sacrifice that reveals the true nature of his imprisonment.