The ocean is vast and mostly uncharted. In these nineteen stories, authors imagined some of what might be happening under the surface of the waves. Or in some cases, on dry land when water-dwelling creatures pull themselves out of the ocean into a world of furry and feathered animals that they struggle to relate to. Dance in a cuttlefish rave. Join a shark as she attempts to build an airship. Attend an underwater ball thrown by crab-aliens. Watch the last Asian dragon perform in a whale and dolphin circus. Listen to a ballad sung by lobsters and whelks. Hunt for a killer shark with two waring ocean races under a tense truce. Ride squid with the Hell’s Anglerfish seal gang. But above all, don’t forget to bring a wet suit! Featuring stories by Louis Evans, Allison Thai, Koji A. Dae, Gustavo Bondoni, Nenekiri Bookwyrm, Kary M. Jomb, Huskyteer, Kittara Foxworthy, Daniel Lowd, K.C. Shaw, Willow Croft, Mary E. Lowd, James L. Steele, Su Haddrell, Daniel R. Robichaud, Frances Pauli, Mark Slauter, Jude-Marie Green, and S. Park. Scroll up and grab a copy today!

Author of 100 science fction and fantasy genre-spanning stories, Jude-Marie Green presents a collection ranging from a kitchen in space to fractal fishing in the asteroid belt, finding the man of your (literal) dreams and creating zombies. Graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop, winner of the Speculative Literature Foundation's Older Writer's Grant, and frequent convention panelist, Green writes world-spanning fiction.

First launched in January, 2009, The Bards and Sages Quarterly is a celebration of short speculative fiction. Each issue brings readers a vibrant collection of speculative works from both new and established writers. Our goal remains the same today as when we began: to create a showcase in which to introduce readers to amazing voices they might have otherwise missed. In this issue: Stories by Russell Hemmell, James Victor Jordan, Steve Rodgers, J.G. Follansbee, George Nikolopoulos, Peter Medeiros, Robin Reed, Scarlett R. Algee, Judith Field, James Fitzsimmons, Jude-Marie Green, and A.J. Flowers.

This collection of short stories about vampires, zombies, ghosts, a werewolf, a demon, a cupid, and a mermaid, is the second volume in this two-volume anthology in the Read on the Run series, and it is as entertaining and charming as Volume 1. Stories will scare you, make you laugh, and make you shed a tear or two.

Now in print, a stunning collection of fifteen stories from the electronic pages of M-Brane SF Magazine, plus bonus items from Zachary Jernigan.

THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR CUTS BACK Welcome to a macabre cinema for the imagination, to screenings of twisted tales projected not on a movie screen but on the page. In Reel Dark you'll find stories and poems by authors ranging from new voices to bestsellers to Bram Stoker Award finalists. From the battle for recognition between a child actress and a vengeful, long-forgotten film star in "Whatever Happened to Peggy...Who?" to a madman controlling a student a la The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in "Caligarisme," to a hapless Dreamist, whose talent propels him into a nightmare of jealousy and revenge in "The Dreamist," the authors have created worlds filled with madness, twisted desires, and broken dreams. The genres inside include suspense, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. You'll meet a lone deputy whose pursuit of justice harkens back to the wild West (complete with a gunfight), a director who literally puts himself into his film, a young woman haunted by a mysterious stranger who warns her of her impending demise, and an aging actress who may have been a little too good at playing her roles. In a world where the lines between reality and fantasy blur, where film frames flicker at 24 frames per second, we catch a glimpse of strangers' dreams and nightmares. As David Lynch puts it, "This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top." As Karen Head writes in her poem responding to Lynch, "In the movies / everything is illusion." But in a world with cameras everywhere, how do you know whether you're in a movie?"

Hurricane Katrina had a far-reaching impact for New Orleans and the country. Lou Antonelli shows us the impact it had on mermaids. Frank Tavares shows us that a person really can fly and if they ever get the opportunity, they should relax and enjoy the experience. Kaiden is a man looking for companionship in a Lovecraftian wasteland. He pleads an elder god for help. As Glynn Owen Barrass asks, what are monsters without someone to scare? Jude-Marie Green shows us that even starship captains can learn lessons in command through the power of magic. David B. Riley shows us what happened the year Santa attempted to modernize toy delivery! These and other thrilling stories await in Tales of the Talisman volume 10, issue 3!

Repeat after me: Satan is your friend. They say you need to keep your soul to get to heaven, but I say sell that thing and bring the heaven to you. It also sounds like the other guys are in the soul buying business, too. They just require that you go through the all the crap they give you, all the crap life gives you, while hoping and praying. Satan, on the other hand, is a businessman and will help you get what you want, live the life you desire, all for the same price as the other guy. Ten sinister stories about all things having to do with or influenced by the big man down stairs, Satan!

A final batch of astonishing new tales of science fiction from the pages of M-Brane SF Magazine.