Featuring Alasdair Stuart, Jaymee Goh, Janice Leach, Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman, Kelly Stewart, Bruce Boston, Alessandro Manzetti, and Katherine Heath Shaeffer with art by Courtney Vice.

Hekate and Diana. Odin and Apollo. Freyja and the Witch-Lord. Eternal Haunted Summer was born in the late summer of 2009. It was created as a place where Pagans and polytheists and witches (and non-Pagans with a love of the old myths) could feature their short stories and poems and essays with those of a like mind and similar beliefs and practices. EHS has grown steadily over the years, due entirely to the wonderful contributors whose works fill its digital pages. Without their creativity and talent, EHS would not exist; it would have disappeared long ago. This thirteenth anniversary edition is a celebration of their work. I love every piece that appears in Eternal Haunted Summer, and I just wish that I could have included them all here. These poems, essays, and short stories range from tragic to triumphant, from exciting to despairing, from comic to horrific, from grotesque to sensual, from erotic to subtle; here you will find odes to terrible Gods, exciting tales of adventure, melancholy meditations on creation, and wonderings at the nature of human and divine hearts. These are the best of Eternal Haunted Summer. I hope that you find them as inspiring as I do.

E is for Evil contains twenty-six individual stories which each shine a different light on the multi-faceted idea that is evil. Running the gamut from lyrical fantasy to gritty horror in these stories possessed toys, hellish bureaucrats, scientists with questionable morals, abusive partners and even lingerie sellers all take their turn in the spotlight.Featuring fresh new stories from Michael Fosburg, Lynn Hardaker, Stephanie A. Cain, Andrew Bourelle, Suzanne J. Willis, Samantha Kymmell-Harvey, Hal J. Friesen, C.S. MacCath, Michael B. Tager, Jonathan C. Parrish, Amanda C. Davis, Lilah Wild, Sara Cleto, Alexandra Seidel, Mary Alexandra Agner, Cory Cone, Jeanne Kramer-Smyth, Beth Cato, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Megan Engelhardt, Danielle Davis, Brittany Warman, BD Wilson, L.S. Johnson, Pete Aldin and Michael M. Jones.

Walk with us." -Jay LakeWalk with us as we explore the world of cancer as seen through a speculative lens. Hold our hands while we venture into the world of what ifs. Take a journey at our side as we experience the full spectrum of what cancer has to offer. The light, the darkness.Within these pages you'll meet a woman who adores her cancer as a lover, another who sees it as her ticket to immortality. We'll meet a boy willing to do anything to save his mother and another with superpowers. There's a witch who uses magic to fight against the beast ravaging her friend's body, a cat whose capacity for love is unparalleled, a damaged musician, aliens, a goddess butterfly and so much more.Cancer scares us. There is so much we don't know about it, but it's out there, waiting to strike. This anthology attempts to strike back. To support research that will develop new treatments and, eventually, a cure.

"The oxygen and hydrogen will now have the honor of combining before Your Majesty." - Professor John Henry Pepper In a world that never was but should have been, steam rules the sea, the skies and the aether. Amid a cacophony of cranking sprockets and cogs, in chuffs of steam and soot, "Clockwork Kiru: Steampunk Haiku" looks to the future through the lens of the past - through the imagistic language of haiku. In this anthology of steampunk haiku, fifty authors take the reader on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure with haiku of mystery, magic, science and romance. With haiku by Alex Plummer, Andrew J. Lucas, Antoinette Mccormick, Ashley Williams, Brenda Champlin, Carla Aickman, Chris Fradkin, D. Neidhart, D.J. Daniels, David S. Pointer, Deborah Walker, E.A. Clifton-James, E.S. Wynn, Ed Higgins, Emily Jo Scalzo, Fanni Suto, Gail Oare, George Nicolae, Henry Gilman, Ingmar P. Gindl, James, J. Stevenson, Jannet Yang, J. Russo, Jennifer Courtney, Jo Wu, Joe A. Mancini, John Webster, Marie Churchman, Mathias Jansson, Matthew Wilson, Mercedes Webb-Pullman, Narendra Daivari, Pattie Flint, Peter Swindells, R.I. Riehle, R.T. Sturgeon, Reggie Carlisle, Richie Andrus, Robert Jones, Roderick Kearns, Sara Cleto, Serena Dalton, Serena H. Slater, Sergei Orlov, Sheridan Lawrence, Stephanie Rose, Stephen James, T. Tanith Poe, Thomas Miller-Donnelly and Tyson West. With artwork by Joe Busson, Paul F. Clegg, Lucas McCammon and Edmund Lewinski. Edited by David Nell and published by Dreamscape Press. Superstition Mountains by Tyson West Smog by Adrian George Nicolae Runesansu by Antoinette Mccormick Late Afternoon by Thomas Miller-Donnelly Steam Velocipede by John Webster Inventor's Lament by Marie Churchman True Love by Pattie Flint Morning In Clockworkland by Robert Jones Brass & Goggles by E.A. Clifton-James Observation by T. Tanith Poe Coffee Break by Gail Oare Building Dreams by Jo Wu Flightless Spirit by Serena Dalton Trappings by Roderick Kearns Hickory Haiku by Mercedes Webb-Pullman Ol' Clunker by Richie Andrus Berlin Zeppelin by Jannet Yang Mechanical Resilience by Brenda Champlin Dreams Before by R.I. Riehle Word On The Street by Narendra Daivari Serpent In The Garden by Henry Gilman Midnight Circus by D. Neidhart Dreams After by Joe A. Mancini An Absence Of Choice by Emily Jo Scalzo For The War by Stephen James Dead Man's Cloth by J. Russo Man In The Moon by Mathias Jansson Lift-Off by R.t. Sturgeon Final Goodbyes by Sheridan Lawrence Adrenaline Rush by Carla Aickman The Skies Spewed Oil Slicks by Chris Fradkin Lunar Tunes by David S. Pointer Stalking Sky Pirates by E.S. Wynn Tennyson's War Cogs by James J. Stevenson Gatling by Peter Swindells Shrouded by Andrew J. Lucas That Cursed Clocksmith by Ingmar P. Gindl Broadside by Alex Plummer Time Slip by D.J. Daniels The Sorceror Of Serbia by Michael Sheridan Transcendence by Reggie Carlisle The Death Of The Clockwork Man by Stephanie Rose Tickety-Tock Heart by Deborah Walker Revolution by Sergei Orlov Rekindled by Sara Cleto Lost Ship by Ed Higgins Thrive by Ashley Williams After The War by Matthew Wilson Novel by Jennifer Courtney Escape by Serena H. Slater Steam Petals by Fanni Suto "

Broken people, broken promises, broken dreams and broken objects are just some of the ways these 26 fantastic stories interpret the theme of ‘Broken’. From science fiction to fantasy, horror to superheroes the stories within these pages cover a vast swath of the genres under the speculative fiction umbrella.Featuring original fiction by:~ Brittany Warman ~ Milo James Fowler ~ C.S. MacCath ~ Sara Cleto ~ Samantha Kymmell-Harvey ~ Megan Arkenberg ~ Gary B. Phillips ~ Alexandra Seidel ~ Jonathan C. Parrish ~ Simon Kewin ~ Beth Cato ~ Cory Cone ~ Cindy James ~ Alexis A. Hunter ~ Michael M. Jones ~ Steve Bornstein ~ BD Wilson ~ Michael Kellar ~ Damien Angelica Walters ~ Marge Simon ~ Michael Fosburg ~ Suzanne van Rooyen ~ L.S. Johnson ~ Pete Aldin ~ Gabrielle Harbowy ~ Lilah Wild ~ KV Taylor ~

For the fourth installment of Rhonda Parrish's Alphabet Anthologies, contributors were challenged to write about dinosaurs. The resulting twenty-six stories contain widely different interpretations of the dinosaur theme and span the spectrum from literal to metaphoric.Within these stories -- set in alternative histories, far-flung futures and times just around the corner -- dinosaurs whimper and waste away or roar and rage. People can be dinosaurs, as can ideas, fictions and flesh. Knitted dinosaurs share space with ghostly, genetically engineered and even narcotic ones.Teenagers must embrace their inner dinosaurs in order to find peace and belonging, a dying woman duels a God in a far future city that echoes aspects of our past, an abused wife accompanies her husband on a hunt for an ancient power and finds more than she could ever have imagined, a girl with wonderful magical powers stumbles across the bones of a giant long-dead lizard and so much more!

In Ireland, the frightening leannán sídhe suck the life from artists and poets in exchange for muse-like inspiration. Japanese nikusui are known for their troublesome habit of blowing out the flames of lanterns--as well as consuming the flesh of human men. From the domovoy of Russia to the vampiric, bird-like bruxa of Portugal, from Malaysia's hantu tetek to English brownies and the tomte of Sweden, the world is full of mystical creatures who, the authors of Fairylore argue, are part of the world of the fae. In this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia, Drs. Brittany Warman and Sara Cleto, founders of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic, explore the myths and history behind these awe-inspiring, sometimes-frightening, always alluring beings. By emphasizing the connection between fae folk in every culture and throughout time, they uncover the ways in which storytellers have seen magic animate the unexplained for millennia. Sections dedicated to fairies of the home, of nature, of love and romance, and more emphasize the variety of fairies, each bookended by a classic piece of lore broken down by the authors' expert analysis. This is a enchanting and fascinating reference for any reader who has ever wanted to learn more about the stories behind the beings that animate their favorite novels, movies, and games.