Author Interview: Akje Majdanek

1. Please tell us a little about yourself.  I have green eyes, I could survive on Twix bars and Reese’s peanut butter cups for the rest of my life, I always sleep with the TV on since I’m afraid of the dark, and I never post real life photos of myself online for fear of […]

Author Interview: Xanxa Symanah

1. Please tell us a little about yourself. I’m a self-published author and I’m married to a home-based rock musician. We’re on the alternative side in our lifestyle. We don’t keep what most people would call regular hours. I consider myself a goth-hippie hybrid with a little nerdiness thrown in. 2. What do you write […]

Author Interview: Douglas Debelak

Please tell us a little about yourself. I was raised in a religious home and had decided to become a minister. But I’ve always asked questions about everything and found I wasn’t receiving satisfactory answers, from my family, the pastors and elders of our church, and, in fact, was discouraged from asking such deep and […]

“Flagellant”

Sister Ada fastened the cilice around her thigh, wincing at the sharpened points piercing her skin and the blood flowing down her leg. She watched as her skin mended, embedding the barbs into her flesh, before letting her habit fall around her legs. Her eyes closed as she reached for her disciplines and whipped its […]

Author Interview: TC Grassman

1.Please tell us a little about yourself. I write whatever I think up. I’m not afraid to be challenged in my writing, in fact I welcome it as it helps me to grow as a writer.  2. What do you write (genre, length)?  I tend to write flash fiction and poetry as well as short […]

Author Interview: Cheyenne Bramwell

What do you write (genre, length)?  I write in as many genres as I possibly can, and particularly enjoy playing with the boundaries between poetry and prose. When in doubt, I’ll mash styles together because it’s fun. But if I had to choose a favorite genre, I’d have to choose fantasy. And while all of […]

“Dax’s Fresh Start”

Colors exploded on the canvas of Dax’s closed eyelids as the gush of blood filled his mouth, fireworks in bright reds, hot whites, and brilliant blues accompanying the strawberry flavor of the college coed.  He let her drop to the pavement, knowing he wouldn’t be the type to take small drinks for sustenance, even this […]

“Blind Faith”

People have called them superpowers, these skills I have. I don’t know. I’ve never seen them that way. They’re nothing special to me. Just part of who I am. Mother Nature robbed me of my sight when I was a child, and it’s true about other senses getting stronger. They have to. What other way […]

“Beneath the Sands”

Success Found the tomb Cant believe our eyes Come quickly STOP I nearly drop the telegram when I read the words, not that I should be surprised. My directions, though I’d left out key details, were bound to lead them to that glittering palace under the sands of Egypt just as I’d wanted.  Why I’d […]

“Kitty Adair”

If houses had memories, what would Adair House remember? Its white shutters and gingerbread trim perfectly contrasting its butter yellow siding? The arabesques of its wrought iron fence surrounding it in shiny black glory? Maybe the way frosty rime once coated its lead-paned windows on chilly autumn mornings? Now that fence is eaten by rust […]