An alien life form is saved by human intervention. A young man desperately fights for the magical healing power that only a unicorn can provide. A lone man watches a wormhole, hoping against hope to see possible signs of life. A girl discovers that her mysterious dragon-shaped birthmark isn't necessarily the curse her town has led her to believe. A mad scientist and a fiendish creature learn the power of connection in a way that surprises the both of them. A young girl shares her thoughts on what it's like to live among vampires on the moon... Blending horror, pathos, humor, and drama-these tales look at human struggles like loneliness, fear, love and need from a fantastical, supernatural viewpoint. Five authors... ten stories... It all adds up to one wild, entertaining ride! These short stories will keep you jumping at shadows, guessing at mysteries, and wanting more.
About the Author: M.A. Chiappetta began her writing career in the eighth grade with a riveting tale of robots who fall in love against society's conventions. Published today, "Robots in Love" would no doubt be a blockbuster, if only a copy of it still existed. Today, she continues her quest to become famous and well-paid through copywriting, ghostwriting, teaching college-level writing, editing, and writing blogs, articles, and books of her own. She has had articles and book reviews published in Blue Shift, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Chat, and Mensa Bulletin. As a child in school, Donna A. Leahey turned her vocab homework into short stories. Years later, she is still crafting stories. Her horror story The Wisteria can be found in the anthology Growing Concerns. Writer, gamer, mom, dog-lover, nerd, geek, procrastinator, coffee addict, green-eyed curly girl Donna is a practicing veterinarian. She is the mother of one son. Margaret Perdue is a working mother of two boys. She is a member of the sandwich generation, as her house includes her aging mother and her father. In her spare time, she trolls used bookstores for generally quirky gothic/romance fiction. She can also be found writing in the early morning hours- novels for the escape artist in every woman. She lives in Tulsa with her patient and supportive husband, two badly behaved dogs, one egotistical cat, and one violent turtle. Madalyn Singer spends her time inventing universes and keeping out of the sun. She has written all her life, as well as in all her previous lives. Madalyn is a student, a novice butterfly catcher, a sister, a daughter, a cartoon enthusiast, a cat owner and, of course, a neurotic mess with ink-stained fingers. She lives in a nice, peaceful home with buxom nurses and a good view of the koi pond. Please don't worry about her well-being. Everything is going to be just fine. L.A. Smith says: "I write, therefore I am: A thinker, a traveler of space and time, a hero, a villain, a romantic, a cynic, life and death, a friend, an enemy, hope, regret, a tragedy, a happy ending, a creator, a destroyer, a monster, tears and laughter, a student, a teacher, a lover, a fighter, a magician, a dreamer...and more. I am, therefore I write."