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The Glass Gift and Other Stories by Lloyd Lim

A rich, emotionally intelligent collection. Lim probes the fragile boundaries of memory, morality, and connection in his compelling collection. In the title story, a treasured wedding gift triggers a painful recognition: that love, however sincere, cannot save someone from themselves.…
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No Happy Endings: A Grimdark Anthology by Armanis Ar-feinial (Author), Kieran Ferrara (Author)

Poignant and hauntingly raw: An unflinching exploration of human complexity. No Happy Endings invites readers to explore the shadows of human existence, where hope and despair intertwine in unexpected ways. The anthology showcases a rich collection of stories and novellas,…
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LONG TERM DAMAGE by Billy Hanson

Raw, unflinching, and candid; a powerful exploration of the complexities of human emotion and the enduring struggle for connection. Hanson’s latest, a collection of seven short stories, is a taut and finely tuned exploration of trauma, identity, and the fragile…
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Queering My Religion by Rev. Jeff P. Crim

A brilliant collection that offers unique perspectives on love, identity, and acceptance. Crim’s debut is a deep exploration of biblical narratives through a queer lens, challenging traditional interpretations with thought-provoking insights and reimaginings. His approach to resetting familiar stories against…
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HotFlashFiction: Romantic Vignettes by Ruth Newell

Eloquent and impeccable Newell delves into the complex nuances of love and the human experience in her latest collection of short stories. From facing mortality in “STAR OF THE SEA,” to navigating the struggles of aging in “OF ALL THE…
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A DRY HEAT: Collected Stories by Gregory D. Williams

Darkly funny, beautifully crafted; an intense collection that plumbs the depths of boys and men’s lives. Through the perspectives of various male characters, award-winning author Gregory D. Williams’ poignant stories delve into the lasting impact of boyhood on men’s lives,…
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Misfits by Mark Jonathan Harris

Poignant, gripping, hypnotic; a mesmerising collection that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. In his impressive latest collection of short stories, Harris takes a deep dive into the complexities of what it means to be human in times of…
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Devouring Darkness by Martyn Rhys Vaughan

Chilling, poignant, haunting, and thoroughly gripping… Darkness, intrigue, and ambiguity mark Vaughan’s deeply immersive latest, a collection of science fiction stories. Readers will relish the intelligent and chilling blend of irony and darkness in “Keeping Pets is Fun” as an…
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Spinning My Wheels by Wes Snowden

Profound and sympathetic… A probing short story collection that examines love, life, grief, forgiveness, and redemption. Snowden impresses with his exceptional collection of eight deeply poignant stories in his latest. A decades-old unsavory act sets the stage for a hard-edged…
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The Morbid Museum by James Pack

Disturbing and touching and horrifyingly convincing… Pack explores the dark and twisted world of death, mystery, and macabre in his grim latest, a collection of short stories. Divided into three sections, the book transports the reader into a high-stake world…
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The Doctor’s Dilemma: Short Stories by Daly Walker

Original and provocative… Gloriously engaging. Walker creates poignant worlds shimmering with hope, pathos, trauma, and healing in this engrossing collection of short stories. Worn down by age, the 93-year-old protagonist of “At the Door” struggles with loneliness after his wife’s…
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Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories by K

Fantastical, meditative, and witty… An outstanding collection. Love provides the backdrop for this remarkable, deeply gripping collection of twelve short stories from K. Brimming with pathos and rich in character, “The Conversation,” explores friendship, love, self-reliance, freedom, and self-discovery through…
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Tales of Half Truths: A Collection of Short Stories by Ruth Newell

An engrossing bittersweet collection… Newell delivers a dark, moody collection of fifteen short stories marked by themes of lost love, obsession, betrayal, violence, murder, and remorse in her captivating latest. In the title story “Espoused,” the young protagonist finds love…
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MY BOOK OF REVELATIONS by Gerry Burke

“An eclectic, ingenious and often hilarious collection!” Burke’s latest is a droll, intriguing collection of stories permeated by themes of violence, greed, obsession with murder and mayhem added in the mix. The book is divided into four sections. In the…
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Body Language by Marylee MacDonald

A mesmerizing collection… MacDonald’s remarkable insights and exquisite storytelling echo her characters’ longing to connect to others, and to life in her remarkable latest collection of twelve stories of love and longing. The vivid imagery of rural existence is a…
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TALES FROM AN ODD MIND by Nom D. Plume

Outstandingly brilliant… Plume’s marvelous collection of short stories and poems, a clever blend of dark humor and meditations on death and the workings of the universe, is of the sweeping epic variety despite its slender size. Often unnerving and quirky,…
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Hope(ful)less Romantic by Derek Streidl

  A tender, reflective collection… In Streidl’s original, thoughtful collection, a young man is required to look beyond his own self after he wakes up to find himself in a mysterious realm. Forced to waddle his way through a series…
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Spellbound – The Workings of DrugTech by Marcel V Sahade

  Mesmerizing… Sahade provides riveting, convincing glimpses into a mysterious corporation’s ruthless quest of money and power through his characters’ kaleidoscopic lives and creates a manipulative, dark world shimmering with uncanny swerves in this engrossing debut collection of short stories.…
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Woman: A Collection of Short Stories by V.P. Evans

Remarkably moving… Evans’s poignant debut short story collection follows a cast of women characters based in different parts of the world with each representing a different ethnic strain, but they have one thing in common: all of them contributes to…
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Stranger Things Have Happened by Thomas Gaffney

  An unsettling, hard-to-put-down collection of horror… Taut and addictive, Gaffney’s multiple award-winning debut easily transcends its genre when it comes to presenting an eerie grouping of tales. “Fraxinus” tells the story of a group of women who are forced…