"To the outside world, we seemed like the perfect family. A mother and father swinging their young daughter between them, all of us smiling and laughing as we headed to Cliff Park in Dubinshire for the Springsday Festival. My father was a great dominus, a noble swordsman. Until that last battle which had left him crippled, he'd fought in many battles for the Temple, defending the Goddess from naysayers. My mother and I were both so proud of him. Or...

Cupid hates his curse, yet he pulls another feather from his wings. It turns to an arrow in his fingers as his bow comes to his hand. Notching the arrow, Cupid takes aim and fires. It might as well have been targeted at his own heart. People don't know what it takes to be Cupid. This tough job leads to heartbreak every time.On occasion, Cupid has been known to miss. Sometimes they get away, at least temporarily. Each one leaves him. Always.But for...

The ghosts ignored her.If Susan had left well enough alone, it might have stayed that way. But she had to laugh at their antics and reveal that she could see them. Now they want her attention.Just how far will they go to communicate with her?A light, paranormal story about a woman accepting her friendships with the dead still existing in the world. If you enjoy ghost whisperer fiction, then you'll delight with this hide-and-go-seek tale.

Selena never planned on setting foot in space. Not until roused from her sleep to go on an assignment with a captain who had lost over half his crew on the last voyage. Could he want her, a newly graduated soul collector, to gather the spirits of the dead from his last mission? Or may there be a different reason for him wanting her on this expedition? Venture into the sci-fi world of one woman's journey to discover her ninja powers. We promise:...

Spencer walked through the night as if he were death itself. Some souls get tangled and lost. They need to be gathered and the energy gently released back into the ether of the All. Spencer collects the souls of the dead who have not yet crossed over. That mission brought him to the cemetery tonight. Most people can't contemplate this task, let alone do it. Yet Spencer enjoys being a soulcolist. But tonight, no souls wait for him. Unnatural and unkind,...

Some things should stay broken. Derek owns the auto shop that his father started. But in this modern age, his job feels stale. Self-driving cars don't need many repairs. The computer handles most of the work once done with real tools, leaving him bored beyond belief. He can fake happiness with a smile on his face, but the emoji on his arm doesn't lie. Every day, the government-implanted chip in his arm frowns at him and becomes a deeper shade of blue....

Melvin wonders why he is still alive. He lives a normal life, wanting more, and yet never achieving what he'd like to. So why does he keep on living?While he wrestles with his depression, the world ends around him.Can there be hope be found when others quest for chaos and destruction? Are we all really doomed?A short story about how one man's inner thoughts reflect in the humanity around him.

Thomis doesn't want to be here. Alexander's Den: a place very few people know about and even fewer actually venture into willingly. Everyone here has a story; some want to tell it, and some don't. Alexander won't give Thomis a warm homecoming, even though he has something Alexander might want. Will a special egg be enough to get his foot back in the door? Will Alexander want too much from him in this storyteller's final days? Enter the lair of Alexander's...

A name. All she needed was a name. The sign on the door read: Hot Yoga. Certainly that wasn't the troll's name. She'd have to knock.When the door opened, she saw a sight which would never be able to unsee, even with the aid of a forgetting spell. Yet, the mission must continue.If you're hunting for a new, quick story to read, Dawn Blair has a treasure for you.