Each month, we bring you an assortment of free stories to read from a variety of authors and in a variety of genres. This month, we have...

"PCI: Pre-Combat Inspection" is an excerpt from my unpublished collection ROTC-Land and first appeared in the Sand Canyon Review in 2015...

"End of Eden" was first published in 2010 by ResAliens The sound of the running engine was something I had not heard in over a year. It...

What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book? The old adage is "write what you know."...

The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach is the debut novel of Jennifer Dupree and, full disclosure, I attended grad school with Dupree and...

"The Things We Keep, The Things We Leave Behind" was originally published in 2012 by Straylight Literary Magazine Over the past few weeks...

Each month, we bring you an assortment of free stories to read from a variety of authors and in a variety of genres. This month, we have...

How do you begin a story? I begin every story different but I try to start as close to the action as possible. A common rule of thumb for...

*This book review provides basic information about the plot but strives to avoid spoilers. Charlotte Illes is NOT a detective, at least...

The stars beckon. Cosmic discoveries await. The truth is closer than you think. I'm super excited to share that my short story, "The...

Joseph Carro is the coauthor of two horror story anthologies: Little Coffee Shop of Horrors and Little Coffee Shop of Horrors 2. He wrote...

"The Naked Mattress" is and excerpt from my unpublished collection ROTC-Land and first appeared in Upender in 2015 Want to download the...

What are common traps for developing writers? There are a lot of them. I think a common problem for perfectionist writers is that they...

I wanted to give a shoutout to a cool new short story anthology called Maine Character Energy. I went to grad school at the University of...

Hey, it's me, Shane, your friendly neighborhood Vermont writer! You might be wondering who the hell I am and why am I writing words on...

Westward Wind was originally published in 2009 by Sex and Murder magazine. Want to download the PDF, MOBI, or EPUB file of this story to...