For three troubled big city kids, spending two weeks at a summer camp in Alaska is punishment, not a vacation. Luis Ramirez, 16, has been busted for possessing pot. Gina Marchetti, 15, is flunking out of school. Arun Patel, also 15, has infuriated his father by surrendering lunch money to bullies. Shipped off to camp over their objections, the three teens dislike each other immediately. Sharing a bumpy plane ride in a storm doesn't help. After arriving at Survive and Thrive Wilderness Camp, they try to avoid each other. But as the camp closes for the season, they are flown to a desolate lake for a campout. As the plane leaves, it strikes a log in the water and crashes, killing the pilot. No one knows they are missing. The teens' only hope of surviving is reaching what might be a distant road on a faded map. But first they must learn to live off the land, cross a dangerous river, face down a wolf pack, and confront personal weaknesses. And it has to be done before they starve.

Crossed Genres magazine Quarterly 01- December 2010: Celebration- January 2011: Opposites- February 2011: TragedyIncludes exclusive new content: Fiction, articles and an interview with author Maurice Broaddus!

Each story has a different take on the legend of the Vampire. Some hide from the darkness and others can walk in the daylight. Some are cold, calculated killers and other are full of teenaged angst. Some are held at bay by garlic but others love Italian food. Here is a collection of story designed to poke funny at the whole vampire genre. We have funny stories about the troubles of immortality, about the crazy life of the vampire slayer, and about just how the different vampires get along. But in all the stories, one element is always there. Vampire Suck.

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