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From the Margins: Stories of Those Living on the Edge by Catherine Alexander

Beautifully crafted, captivating, and emotionally-charged stories with palpable tension. The mundane rhythm of daily existence becomes a voyage of self-discovery for various characters in Alexander’s collection of short stories. Through sweeping tales of outcasts and rebels, readers follow the tumultuous…
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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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The Dog Stays: And Other Stories by Marjan Sierhuis

Lighthearted yet profound; a beautiful collection. Sierhuis’s debut, a collection of short stories, delves into happiness and pain, joy and grief, and life and death. There is a vast cast, including humans, animals, and otherworldly beings, united by longing and…
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Love & Fate by Peter Toeg

A bittersweet and, at times, bizarre collection that looks at the complexities of life with style and savvy… In his absorbing latest collection of short stories, Toeg deftly explores love, life, death, family dynamics, loneliness, grief, guilt, regret, and redemption.…
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Delta of Cassiopeia by Ted Morrissey

Provocative, powerful, and intense… Award-winning Ted Morrissey’s latest, a collection of stories and sonnets, traces his literary journey over four decades. There are tiny joys, desolation, grief, poignant heartbreaks, uncertain future, longing, life, death, and war. Some stories are extremely…
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The Man Who Screams at Nightfall: and other stories by Rush Leaming

Sharply observed, nuanced, precise, and morally challenging… Sharply observed, nuanced, precise, and morally challenging… Set in Thailand, the Congo, Greece, Spain, and America, Leaming’s latest book examines love, memories, loneliness, loss, regret, and redemption. In the title story, “The Man…
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(L)eavesdropping by Luke Ruggenberg

Provocative and thoughtful, if at times too wacky and strange… Familial relationships provide the backdrop for this hilarious, deeply entertaining collection of short stories from Ruggenberg. Ruggenberg’s honest, compassionate observations make “Our Garden” a poignant story of love and relationships…
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FLEETING CHILLS: Weird, Creepy, Short & Scary Horror Stories by Joseph C. Gioconda (Author, Editor), Grace Elizabeth (Author), Amy Yun Yu (Author), Isabel Rincón (Author), Petar Vrbich (Author)

Dark, disturbing, and sharp-edged… A thoroughly gripping collection. Joseph C. Gioconda along with Grace Elizabeth, Amy Yun Yu, Isabel Rincón, Petar Vrbich, and others delves into the dark, brutal world of death and mystery in his grim latest, a collection…
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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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Sliced Lives: Volume 1 by John Smistad (Author), Jane Christie Smistad (Author)

Engrossing, meditative, and bittersweet… Love, life, death, relationships, and the mysteries of the human mind provide the background in this captivating collection of short stories by John Smistad and Jane Christie Smistad. Multi-layered characters struggle with their individual burdens and…
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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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My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos by Elizabeth Stewart

A sweet yet keen exploration of the bonds of friendship and self-discovery… A blend of sci-fi and the fine genre tropes of women’s fiction, Stewart’s meticulously researched, delightful latest, the story of five different set of people who channel their…
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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…