Ed had always been a practical man, when he saw something was wrong he tried to correct it. Then one day he saw it hanging in the town square… The Hanging Stranger is a Philip K. Dick short story about a man, Ed Loyce, who discovers a body hanging from a lamppost but finds no…
The following is an excerpt: The Sisters B36 by Kurt Vonnegut – a Kilgore Trout story… On the matriarchal planet Booboo in the Crab Nebula, there were three sisters whose last name was B-36. It could be only a coincidence that their family name was also that of an Earthling airplane designed to drop bombs…
“Fear and Loathing in the Graveyard of the Weird: The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat” – Oscar Zeta Ascota by Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone, 1977. The basis for the movie Where the Buffalo Roam. We work in the dark, we do what we can.” Some poet who never met Werner Erhard said that, but…
Daggermouth by H. M. Wolfe @hmwolfe #hmwolfe #daggermouth by H. M. Wolfe is a viral dark dystopian romance novel about a mercenary, Shadera, who is forced into a political marriage with Greyson, the president’s son, after botching his assassination in a corrupt, surveillance-heavy city. The book is the first in The Heart Duology, an enemies-to-lovers…
by Elizabeth Scher… There’s a new way of life, and it’s hitting ponds all across America. It’s called Gay Frog Pride, and this Saturday in its most prestigious community, right here in the middle of New York’s Central Park, gay frogs will be holding their first ever Gay Frog Pride Parade. While homosexuality among fly…
by Ree Miller… Crazy Daisy is alone at the bar, without her estranged husband Provo or his evil, goat-eyed twin brother Orem. She is unusually well-groomed, wearing a sleeveless, red-sheath dress. “Wow,” says bartender Melissa, “I didn’t realize you had such great guns.” “Guns? How’d you know about my guns?” Daisy asks. “I mean your…
#bathnovelaward The Bath Novel Award 2026 DEADLINE: May 31 A prestigious competition for unpublished manuscripts. Entrants are typically asked to submit the first 5,000 words plus a synopsis by the deadline. Deadline: May 31 Categories: Any genre is accepted for adult and YA manuscripts Prizes: Winner is awarded £5,000 along with a Minerva trophy. One longlistee…
#writersdigest #writersdigestannualconference The 2026 Writer’s Digest Annual Conference will take place in-person late July in New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 23-25..Per usual, it will offer an incredible lineup of presenters and pre-conference workshops, in addition to one-on-one consultations with literary agents. 2 DAYS OF LEARNING 2 DAYS OF INSPIRATION 2 DAYS OF FOCUS July 23…
Blue River Press Non-fiction, Sports, Leisure, Entertainment brpressbooks.com brpressbooks.com/proposals info@cardinalpub.com tschmitt@cardinalpub.com Blue River Press publishes books on sports and other related genres. Blue River released its first book in the spring of 2004. Today, Blue River has more than two hundred books and eBooks in print on the subjects of sports, health, fitness, education, games,…
HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. #HarrisonBergeron is a dystopian short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., published in 1961, set in 2081 where the government enforces total equality by handicapping citizens with superior intelligence, strength, or beauty. The story follows George and Hazel Bergeron, whose exceptionally gifted son, Harrison, rebels against this system by escaping…
