Sandwiched between the horrors of the two Great Wars, the 1920s stand out as a glittering, transformative spectacle in history. Spurred by World War I, waves of immigration, innovation, and cultural change surged through America and the rest of the world. Not for nothing does that era bear the names the Roaring 20s, the Golden Twenties, and the Jazz Age. It was brief, glitzy, seedy, and marked by competing tensions; perhaps destined to crash in spectacular fashion. For fictional purposes, the grit and glamour of the decade combine into the headiest of potions. Flappers and jazz stars; ugly racial inequalities; veterans in hidden gin joints drowning their sorrows with cheap alcohol brought from the mountains by men with fast cars and faster tongues. Broken Time Blues captures the raging spirit of the times, both light and dark, and adds a twist of fantasy and science fiction. Come on a ride with us, through the speakeasies and the mountain stills. Grab a drink and read stories about things that might have been, or maybe were. Illustrated by Galen Dara and Evan Jensen. Stories and Contributors: The Sharing by James L. Sutter Chickadee by Frank Ard Semele’s Daughter by John Nakamura Remy The Automatic City By Morgan Dempsey Button Up Your Overcoat by Barbara Krasnoff Nor the Moonlight by Andrew Penn Romine Jack and the Wise Birds by Lucia Starkey Madonna and Child, In Jade by Amanda C. Davis Der Graue Engel by Jack Graham The Purloined Ledger by Ari Marmell Fight Night by Ryan McFadden A Drink for Teddy Ford by Robert Jackson Bennett

THE TAROT HAS AWAKENED… The Tarot, a powerful divination artifact, has appeared in the Sixth World. It works its will on anyone who finds one of its mystical cards, from runners surviving on the street to corp executives battling in the boardroom. And not just people’s lives will be changed, for the Awakened Tarot deck is more than just a formidable magic item, it has an agenda all its own, and will use those it comes in contact with to set its plans in motion… Drawing Destiny is the latest original Shadowrun anthology, featuring twenty-three original stories about this brand-new artifact introduced into the game universe. Featuring stories from Michael A. Stackpole, Jennifer Brozek, Chris A. Jackson, Lucy A. Snyder, Aaron Rosenberg, R.L. King, Russell Zimmerman, Josh Vogt, Jason M. Hardy, and 14 more authors, these stories reveal how the Awakened Tarot will impact the Sixth World for better, and sometimes, for much worse…

Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays where writers pick a tired trope and are challenged to turn that trope upside down. Edited by Jaym Gates and Monica Valentinelli. Read stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them. Join Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain, Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong, and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and flip them upside down. Contains the following stories and essays: SECTION I: INVERTING THE TROPESOn Loving Bad Boys: A Villanelle -- Valya Dudycz LupescuSingle, Singularity -- John Hornor JacobsLazzrus -- Nisi ShawlSeeking Truth -- Elsa Sjunneson-HenryThwock -- Michelle MuenzlerCan You Tell Me How to Get to Paprika Place? -- Michael R. UnderwoodChosen -- Anton StroutThe White Dragon -- Alyssa WongHer Curse, How Gently It Comes Undone -- Haralambi MarkovBurning Bright -- Shanna GermainSanta CIS (Episode 1: No Saint) -- Alethea KontisRequiem for a Manic Pixie Dream -- Katy Harrad & Greg StolzeThe Refrigerator in the Girlfriend -- Adam-Troy CastroThe First Blood of Poppy Dupree -- Delilah S. DawsonRed Light -- Sara M. HarveyUntil There Is Only Hunger -- Michael MathesonSuper Duper Fly -- Maurice BroaddusDrafty as a Chain Mail Bikini -- Kat RichardsonSwan Song -- Michelle Lyons-McFarlandThose Who Leave -- Michael ChoiNouns of Nouns: A Mini Epic -- Alex ShvartsmanExcess Light -- Rahul KanakiaThe Origin of Terror -- Sunil PatelThe Tangled Web ---Ferrett SteinmetzHamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa, Tfu, Tfu, Tfu. -- Alisa SchreibmanReal Women Are Dangerous -- Rati Mehrotra SECTION II: DISCUSSING THE TROPESI'm Pretty Sure I've Read This Before ... -- Patrick HesterFractured Souls -- Lucy A. SnyderInto the Labyrinth: The Heroine's Journey -- A.C. WiseEscaping the Hall of Mirrors -- Victor RaymondTropes as Erasers: A Transgender Perspective -- Keffy R.M. Kehrli SECTION III: DEFINING THE TROPESAfterword -- Monica Valentinelli & Jaym GatesTrope Definitions/Index of Tropes SECTION IV: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ADDITIONAL BIOS

"This compendium of literary undercutting and rebuilding is both enjoyable to read and an incisive work of commentary on the genre."-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates. Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work.Read stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them.Join Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain, Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and flip them upside down.CONTENTSIntroduction -- Jerry GordonSECTION I: INVERTING THE TROPESOn Loving Bad Boys: A Villanelle -- Valya Dudycz LupescuSingle, Singularity -- John Hornor JacobsLazzrus -- Nisi ShawlSeeking Truth -- Elsa Sjunneson-HenryThwock -- Michelle MuenzlerCan You Tell Me How to Get to Paprika Place? -- Michael R. UnderwoodChosen -- Anton StroutThe White Dragon -- Alyssa WongHer Curse, How Gently It Comes Undone -- Haralambi MarkovBurning Bright -- Shanna GermainSanta CIS (Episode 1: No Saint) -- Alethea KontisRequiem for a Manic Pixie Dream -- Katy Harrad & Greg StolzeThe Refrigerator in the Girlfriend -- Adam-Troy CastroThe First Blood of Poppy Dupree -- Delilah S. DawsonRed Light -- Sara M. HarveyUntil There Is Only Hunger -- Michael MathesonSuper Duper Fly -- Maurice BroaddusDrafty as a Chain Mail Bikini -- Kat RichardsonSwan Song -- Michelle Lyons-McFarlandThose Who Leave -- Michael ChoiNouns of Nouns: A Mini Epic -- Alex ShvartsmanExcess Light -- Rahul KanakiaThe Origin of Terror -- Sunil PatelThe Tangled Web -- Ferrett SteinmetzHamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa, Tfu, Tfu, Tfu. -- Alisa SchreibmanReal Women Are Dangerous -- Rati MehrotraSECTION II: DISCUSSING THE TROPESI'm Pretty Sure I've Read This Before ... -- Patrick HesterFractured Souls -- Lucy A. SnyderInto the Labyrinth: The Heroine's Journey -- A.C. WiseEscaping the Hall of Mirrors -- Victor RaymondTropes as Erasers: A Transgender Perspective -- Keffy R.M. KehrliSECTION III: DEFINING THE TROPESAfterword -- Monica Valentinelli & Jaym GatesTrope Definitions/Index of TropesSECTION IV: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ADDITIONAL BIOS

In War Stories: New Military Science Fiction, editors Andrew Liptak and Jaym Gates collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors dealing with the effects of war prior, during, and after battle to soldiers and their families.War is everywhere. Not only among the firefights, in the sweat dripping from heavy armor and the clenching grip on your weapon, but also wedging itself deep into families, infiltrating our love letters, hovering in the air above our heads. It's in our dreams and our text messages. At times it roars with adrenaline, while at others it slips in silently so it can sit beside you until you forget it's there.Join Joe Haldeman, Linda Nagata, Karin Lowachee, Ken Liu, Jay Posey, and more as they take you on a tour of the battlefields, from those hurtling through space in spaceships and winding along trails deep in the jungle with bullets whizzing overhead, to the ones hiding behind calm smiles, waiting patiently to reveal itself in those quiet moments when we feel safest. War Stories brings us 23 stories of the impacts of war, showcasing the systems, combat, armor, and aftermath without condemnation or glorification.Instead, War Stories reveals the truth.War is what we are.Table of Contents:Foreword -- Gregory DrobnyGraves -- Joe HaldemanPart 1: Wartime SystemsIn the Loop -- Ken LiuGhost Girl -- Rich LarsonThe Radio -- Susan Jane BigelowContractual Obligation -- James L. CambiasThe Wasp Keepers -- Mark JacobsenNon-Standard Deviation -- Richard DanskyPart 2: CombatAll You Need -- Mike SizemoreThe Valkyrie -- Maurice BroaddusOne Million Lira -- Thoraiya DyerInvincible -- Jay PoseyLight and Shadow -- Linda NagataPart 3: Armored ForceWarhosts -- Yoon Ha LeeSuits -- James SutterMission. Suit. Self. -- Jake KerrIn Loco -- Carlos OrsiPart 4: AftermathWar Dog -- Mike BarrettaComing Home -- Janine SpendloveWhere We Would End a War -- F. Brett CoxBlack Butterfly -- T.C. McCarthyAlways the Stars and the Void Between -- Nerine DormanEnemy States -- Karin Lowachee (Read for free at Apex Magazine!)War 3.01 -- Keith BrookeCover art by Galen Dara.

- 5 tales of going against the grain - Article about the "Firefly" fan film "Browncoats: Redemption" by Jaym Gates - Visceral cover art "Our Hell" by Portuguese artist Tânia Sousa Ribeiro

Come along on a fantastical journey through worlds of shattered dreams and devastated civilizations. This weird literary fantasy collection will take you on an amazing journey.

Erotic tales of speculative fiction from Jennifer Brozek, Jason Ridler, Lorna Keach, Wendy Wagner, and Shanna Germain.