A pair of hunters ambush an invading predator when the creature begins acting with impossible patience—and unsettling purpose.
Author: Jack H. Crawford
Poseidon’s Ransom
An ordinary fisherman kidnaps the daughter of the Lord of the Deep, and seeks to force a god to choose between pride and love.
Keepsake
After rescuing a battered keepsake box from obscurity, a woman finds herself haunted by its unrelenting owner
Excuses, Excuses
“Jeremy rushed to the office where the team meeting was already underway.”
Artifact
“Hide it among the stone chests where our fathers lie,” she says. “Until you can find it again.”
The Curse of Brookhaven Woods
Osrik spurred his mount forward and the beast hesitated and whinnied. The old knight kicked again and the animal reluctantly trotted forward. He pulled up before the woman and cast his gaze down on her.
The Clown Who Cured The World, Pt 3.
“A clown rumored to cure the plague takes the stadium stage for a final, shattering performance that will either rescue human hope—or cost him everything.”
The Clown Who Cured The World, Pt. 2
“A clown rumored to cure the plague infiltrates humanity’s last great city, where a sterile regime is actively hunting for the source of the rumors.”
The Clown Who Cured The World, Pt. 1
“A clown rumored to cure the plague journeys across the lawless Plains—accompanied by a cynical nurse who demands facts over myths.”
Crown, Pt. 2
Later that night, the generator coughed. The disruption woke her with a start. She sat up, looking around the dark bedroom. In the corner the kerosene heater glowed steadily. Fully awake in an instant, she listened with keen attention to the heavy, rhythmic thrum that had become the heartbeat of […]