Fiction
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Invisible Footprints in Time?
by Irwin Wislesky
Maxine Samuels is a research scientist who is driven to answer a single burning question: why has humanity’s spiritual connection to a higher power practically disappeared? Furthermore, what will happen if this connection can’t be restored? As she ...
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Unconventional Beginnings
by J.D. Knibbs
Unconventional Beginnings recounts the story of a young engineer’s introduction to the cutthroat oil and gas business in the Canadian prairies. While Garth Gibbons’ longs to be a farmer and maintain his family’s agrarian traditions, he discovers a ...
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The Pink Blanket
by J. Lynn Ady
After a four-month hiatus to Padua, Italy, thirty-seven-year-old Taya Stone arrives home to Chicago, alone and afraid. Alone—because she has left her abusive husband. Afraid—because he has no idea, and she would like to keep it that way until she ...
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Wounded Bride
by Hyacinth Grey
The city of Chicago is relentless. Murders and other violent crimes pile up: a woman lies in the hospital in a coma, a man is brutally attacked in his sleep, and a child suffers. Detective Maria Mateo is new to the Chicago Police Department, but ...
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Among The Thorns
by Aubrey Kyle
After a crushing breakup, Katie Ross takes a summer job at a hotel in a small town in Colorado that recreates an early twentieth- century theme for its guests. There she falls into character and enjoys the romance of a bygone era. Soon, though, she ...
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Small Windows
by Duncan Shields
Small Windows is a collection of flash science fiction stories that provide glimpses into various states of the human condition on far-flung planets and in different times. Each tale is a brief exploration of what it means to experience life—an ...
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The Magic of No Thank You
by Julie Benningfield
On the verge of returning to the wearisome job he had never wanted, David discovers that he must earn his doctor’s medical release by spending six weeks at a Vermont wedding venue. He is stunned when he discovers that it is run by his former ...
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Cyberbrain: Guardian Angel
by Benoit Blanchard
In the mid-21st century, newborns in the United States are legally required to befitted with a “cyber,” an electronic device that has successfully slashed crime rates by changing the thought patterns of the people who have them. In Canada, ...
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All That Glisters Is Not Gold
by Stephen W. King
After the death of his beloved grandfather, Lucas Bitterman discovers he and his family have inherited a priceless collection of twenty-dollar gold pieces minted in the early twentieth century. The will also stipulated that Luke is the sole ...
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The Tale of a Dragon
by Stewart Callaghan
Jenny Salter is a sixteen-year-old girl on her way home from school one day, excited to share some good news with her grandmother, when she notices something strange: her grandmother’s house is locked and the curtains drawn. Inside, she encounters a ...
