Short Stories Archives

4-STAR REVIEW: THE ACORN STORIES by Duane Simolke

Romantic Comedy Amy Wilson - 15 August 2025

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 A cat named Morgana Le Fay disrupts an elderly woman’s love life. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his odd encounters. A little...

5-STAR REVIEW: COLLECTED IN SILENCE by Rahul Bhandari REVIEWER’S CHOICE 🏆

Fiction Sandy Saucier - 4 August 2025

Publication Date: July 17, 2025 Step into a world where words are few, but meaning runs deep. Collected In Silence is a mesmerising anthology of short fiction that invites readers to explore the many shades...

4-STAR REVIEW: ALTIPLANO AND OTHER SHORT STORIES by David Bassano

Fiction Sandy Saucier - 8 May 2025

Publication Date: March 15, 2025 Altiplano and other Short Stories is a collection by David Bassano, author of Trevelyan’s Wager. It combines in a single work short stories and flash fiction from the author’s long...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE MAN IN BLACK by Elly Griffiths

Short Stories Amy Wilson - 14 October 2024

Publication Date: October 15, 2024 From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love. Elly...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE GOODBYE PROCESS by Mary Jones

Short Stories Amy Wilson - 30 July 2024

Publication Date: July 30, 2024 What happens when you are forced to let go of the things you love the most? What are you left with? In her stunning debut short story collection, The Goodbye...

4-STAR REVIEW: BLACK PUNK NOW by Chris L. Terry and James Spooner

Anthology Sean Linton - 27 June 2024

Publication Date: October 31, 2023 A canonizing, bold, and urgent anthology setting a new precedent for Black Punk Lit, created by generations of Black punks—featuring both new voices and those from the not-so-recent...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE NAMELESS ONES by Mesu Andrews

Christian Amy Wilson - 30 May 2024

Publication Date: April 30, 2024 Mesu Andrews has made her niche in biblical storytelling by developing characters in the Bible who are oftentimes obscure, almost forgotten, or perhaps unnamed. The Nameless Ones carries...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE BEAST YOU ARE By Paul Tremblay

Horror Amy Wilson - 11 July 2023

Publication Date: July 11, 2023 A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Cabin at the End of the World. Paul...

3-STAR REVIEW: THE PHANTOM GLARE OF DAY by M. Laszlo

Short Stories Amy Wilson - 7 April 2023

Publication Date: November 1, 2022 In this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous liaisons that test each one’s limits and force them to confront the most heartrending issues facing...

SPOTLIGHT: THE PHANTOM GLARE OF DAY by M. Laszlo Plus Giveaway!

Short Stories Dayna Linton - 26 January 2023

Publication Date: November 1, 2022 In this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous liaisons that test each one’s limits and force them to confront the most heartrending issues facing...

SPOTLIGHT: THE MAN WHO SCREAMS AT NIGHTFALL… AND OTHER STORIES by Rush Leaming Plus Giveaway!

Short Stories Dayna Linton - 23 January 2023

Publication Date: December 6, 2022 Thailand. The Congo. Greece. Spain. America… Four continents and 40+ years in the making. The Man Who Screams At Nightfall is a landmark collection of short stories depicting a young man...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE MAN WHO SCREAMS AT NIGHTFALL… AND OTHER STORIES by Rush Leaming

Short Stories Amy Wilson - 23 January 2023

Publication Date: December 6, 2022 Thailand. The Congo. Greece. Spain. America… Four continents and 40+ years in the making. The Man Who Screams At Nightfall is a landmark collection of short stories depicting a young man...