Collecting original stories from Science-Fiction and Fantasy’s newest and brightest indie voices
We publish themed anthologies on various subjects, speculating about anything from care and compassion to colors.
Below are details of participating authors, listed in alphabetical order.
Andrew Paradiso
Andrew was born in Europe; English is his second language, following Italian — then Latin, Pig Latin, French, ASL and assorted computer languages. He now lives in upstate New York with two cats. In college he took a dislike to writing of any kind and swore never to try that again. Well, some years later, influenced by Babylon 5’s creator and his own pressure to write about three traumatic events, he turned to creative writing.
You can find his works on his links or on Amazon.
Anaïs Chartschenko
Anaïs hails from the Canadian wilderness. She has come to enjoy such modern things as electric tea kettles.
As an author, her published works include The Weightless One and Sailing Toward Us. She illustrated Biron the Bee Who Couldn’t (written by Gregg McBride).
You can find Anaïs’ books on Amazon.
Anamura Alententa
Assaph has had his nose in a book since he was five, so it wasn’t surprising that he turned to writing. All those years reading on ancient Rome, sci-fi, fantasy, and mysteries while practicing various martial arts, travelling the world, and working odd jobs lead to some interesting combinations in his stories.
Assaph is one of regular published authors – see his works here.
Bill McCormick
Bill “McSciFi” McCormick is an award-winning and critically acclaimed science fiction author, publisher, and raconteur celebrated for his vivid storytelling and unique blend of sci-fi, humor, and social commentary. Known affectionately by fans as “McSciFi,” Bill has carved a niche in speculative fiction with works that challenge conventional narratives while exploring complex characters and futuristic worlds.
Brent A. Harris
Brent A. Harris is a two-time alternate history Sidewise Award finalist. He writes of time-traveling astronaut dinosaurs, misunderstood orcs, conflicted AIs, and a universe where Dickens meets steampunk.
When not harried behind a keyboard chugging caffeine, Brent enjoys nerdy stuff like board games, DnD, and arguing why there’s still hope for Marvel movies. He holds a Masters in Creative Writing and Film from National University because the school liked his writing enough to pay for his degree.
Christian Bieck
Christian Bieck fell in love with the fantastic after following Lucy through a magical wardrobe as a boy. Besides writing, mostly light-hearted fantasy in English and German, he researches the future of business, makes music, and teaches tennis. His short stories, in English and German, have been published in several anthologies/
Find his collected author pages at linktr.ee/chbieck.
His stories are available on Amazon.
Cindy Tomamichel
Cindy is a multi-genre writer. Escape the everyday with time travel action adventure novels, scifi and fantasy stories or tranquil scenes for relaxation. Every book is a portal to a new world. Worlds where the heroines don’t wait to be rescued, and the heroes earn that title the hard way.
You can find Cindy’s writing on cindytomamichel.com, and her newsletter on: tinyurl.com/AdventureNews
Her novels are available on Amazon.
Douglas Lumsden
Douglas earned a doctorate in medieval European history at the University of California Santa Barbara. Go Gauchos! He taught world history at a couple of colleges before settling into a private college prep high school in Central California. After he retired, Douglas began to write an urban fantasy series featuring hardboiled private eye Alexander Southerland as he cruises through the mean streets of Yerba City and interacts with trolls, femme fatales, shape-shifters, witches, and corrupt city officials. He is currently working on a new series featuring Shade the Collector.
You can find Douglas’ blog at douglaslumsden.substack.com
His works are available through Amazon.
Eric is a lifelong science fiction and fantasy reader who has always enjoyed those stories that show how the science and technology can affect people’s lives. By day he works in hi-tech, lecturing on telecom security (at the hardware level, not about the people who use phones to commit fraud).
Eric is one of regular published authors – see his works here.
Jane Jago
Jane is an eccentric genre hopping pensioner, who writes for the sheer enjoyment of the craft and gets in terrible trouble because of her attitude. Her writing includes modern-day thrillers sitting side by side with sword and sorcery, wicked dragons, and short stories and verse.
Find out more about Jane at her blog: workingtitleblogspot.com
Her works available on Amazon.
Jim Webster
Jim is now sixty something, still farming in South Cumbria, England. He has a wife and three daughters. He has been described as having no dress sense and too strong a sense of the ridiculous to write erotica. Instead he has shunned immoderate wealth and transient fame and instead writes fantasy and science fiction. Apparently there are times when his dry sense of humour escapes onto the page.
Joyce C Mandrake
Joyce lives on the Central Oregon Coast with her husband. She works on writing as well enjoying walking, reading, and cooking. Joyce has been published in several anthologies under the name of Joyce Carletta Mandrake for her short stories and poetry: Children of the Dragonfly, Nothing but the Truth, Stories Migrating Home, and Traces in Blood, Bones & Stone. She says, ”Life is an adventure and I wonder at my willingness to keep jumping in.” She is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa (Ojibwe/ Anishinaabe).
Find more about Joyce’s work at shortnotesinmind.blogspot.com
Her works are on Amazon.
Jonathan Maas
Jonathan Maas was born in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from Stanford University with degrees in Biology and History, he’s earned a living as a Musician, Peace Corps Volunteer, Standup Comedian, TV Producer and Web Designer.
Find his works are on Amazon.
K. R. Moore
K.R. Moore is an author that likes to bring joy and look at the positives of life. Channeling them within his writing into the craziest, most bizarre ways possible with fun at every turn. In addition to self-published works, he currently has 6 short story pieces published in various magazines.
Find out more about his works on his blog.
And his works on Amazon.
Keyla Damaer
Keyla Damaer is an Italian author who has carved a niche for herself in the realm of science fiction. Her stories often explore the complexities of human and non-human relationships set against the backdrop of space operas. Her journey as a writer began in 2017, and since then, she has captivated readers with her compelling character arcs.
Find out more about Keyla on her blog: keyladamaer.com
And her works on Amazon.
Margret A. Treiber
Margret Treiber is a writer and serves as editor-in-chief for the speculative fiction humor magazine, Sci-Fi Lampoon. When she is not writing or working at her day job with technology, she helps her birds break things for her spouse to fix. Her fiction has appeared in a number of publications.
Kody Boye
Kody is a young adult horror, fantasy, and science-fiction writer currently residing in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. First published in the Yellow Mama Webzine, he has gone on to write works such as The Beautiful Ones and When They Came trilogies, as well as The Red Wolf Saga.
Find out more about Kody on his blog: kodyboye.com
And his works on Amazon.
Marie-Hélène Lebeault
Marie-Hélène is a Canadian author specializing in young adult novels. Her works are imbued with themes of magic, fantasy, and time-travel, paired with vital coming-of-age narratives. Marie-Hélène enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and cycling, as well as unwinding on the beach with a book.
You can find Marie-Hélène works at mhlebeault.com, and her newsletter on landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c4j9g7
Her other works are on Amazon.
Meir Michael Fogel
Meir Michael lives in Texas with his dog and his family. From the very first time a book was placed in his hands, he has loved books, to the point of teachers complaining of his preference for books above all else. Once his verbal ability developed, he has not stopped telling stories.
Meir is 13 years old at the time of publication of It Takes A Village. This is his debut.
Michael B. Fletcher
Michael H. Hanson
Michael H. Hanson is a Poet and Short Story Writer, and his works appeared in numerous publications. Altogether, Michael has 119 short stories published in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror He has also penned 6 collections of poetry available on Amazon, with a 7th volume, CHASING PEACE, soon to be available.
Scott Branchfield
Scott Branchfield is the author of the novel Star Liner, and has written for Utopia Science Fiction, Daikaijuzine, and Aphelion. He is an avid reader of all the subgenres of speculative fiction, as well as history, other nonfiction, or anything else that strikes his fancy.
Visit his author’s blog, or find his works on Amazon.
German born but English writing author, Ulff, was raised reading, almost any and everything, from the classic Greek to Roman to Germanic myths to more appropriate fiction for children his age. Initially devouring books in his native language, he switched to reading English books during a yearlong stay in the USA as a foreign exchange student.
You can find Ulff’s works on Amazon.
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