Dive Deep One Last Time with Shallow Waters—Where Secrets Don't Stay Buried!Engulf yourself in 19 tales of horror and dark fiction, the final excursion beneath the surface of life, death, and the enigmatic shadows in between. This last installment unravels mysteries that dance on the delicate line between the real and the unimaginable.Shallow Waters has been the landmark flash fiction contest hosted by the multiple award-winning Crystal Lake Entertainment. ...

Get ready: the Carnival of Horror is rolling into town!Ten of the world's premier wordsmiths have been gathered in the pages of this anthology to bring you tales straight from the midway! This is no sideshow, our anthology is the main event! You'll hear tales about:A cotton candy hawker's secret…Trapeze artists seeking escape…What lurks in Kiddietown…A lone survivor in a changed world…How far someone will go to become a star…

Get ready to travel beyond the boundaries of the known world!In this new collection, 15 writers venture Out There and return to tell of their encounters with aliens and fairies ancient forest dwellers and interplanetary colonists. As their journeys take us through space and time, their tales find answers for what lives closest to our human hearts – love, loss and memory, and all the uncharted connections they trace.Stories by: Amanda M. Blake, Kit ...

Invaders threaten us from above, below, within, and beyond. Not scared enough yet? This anthology will help! From the Horrific Scribes web archive of original short fiction (and some poetry) come 24 selections that involve horrific invasions. Only 23 are short stories--one is a group of poems--and that's not the only way the book cover deceives you. None of the stories involves UFOs attacking Earth. Horrific Scribes seeks "the provocative, scary, and strange," and these w...

WINNER: Nautilus Books for a Better World – Social ScienceAround the world, a swelling tide of people are discovering an astonishing, life-altering truth. This book tells their extraordinary stories:an anxious PhD student builds his confidence by changing his workoutback exercises help one woman negotiate a fix to a botched home repaira Microsoft executive grows credibility by shifting her stancean executive team leads th...

Amy and Amanda at the Beach is a very sweet story of two girls from two different places becoming great friends. It reminds us all that friendship can form when you least expect it.

Heal childhood wounds and overcome self-sabotage with this trauma-sensitive guide to psychological shadow work. When conventional self-help feels too aggressive, this calm, introspective audio sanctuary meets you exactly where you are. Perfect for highly sensitive listeners feeling overwhelmed by daily anxiety, it delivers profound emotional integration without triggering your nervous system.Reclaim your inner power by turning toward your hidden pain, shame, and self-doubt with rad...

Uncover hidden emotional triggers and heal your inner child with guided shadow work journaling for true self-discovery. When toxic positivity fails to bring lasting peace, this compassionate personal development audio experience offers a safe space to explore the parts of your psyche you usually avoid. Break free from exhausting emotional burnout and step into a more grounded, authentic reality.Whether you are navigating a quiet evening of reflection or seeking a mindful daily comm...

For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, and love for us and for our children.In Handmade Home, Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Creative Family and the blog SouleMama.com, offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activi...

When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow together. With just the simple tools around you—your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural materials—you can transform your family life, and have so much more fun!Am...

Bring more fun, unity, and love to your household through creative activities the whole family will enjoy—featuring ideas for imaginative play, arts and crafts, nature explorations, and moreEmbrace family life with creativity at its heart. The Creative Family Manifesto is a guide to using the simple tools around you—your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural materials—to relax, play, and grow together as a family. When you learn t...

A Wedding dress heist with my ex? Why not?Going home to my twin brother’s house in Charleston with my tail between my legs is the last thing I want to do. But when I walk out on my fashion house dream job, I don't exactly have a choice. Living in New York City is anything but free.But going back to Charleston…Alex is in Charleston. And facing down my ex? My ex who just happens to be stepson to my former boss? Even my love for Southern humi...