Slate Run Annual is a collection of unique and fresh new voices draw exclusively from the Capital District area of upstate NY. Diverse in genre and style, Slate Run Annual presents a wide range of voices - literary fiction, humor, fantasy, science fiction and coming of age. So expansive a collection will doubtless present readers with something for every taste.

Mary Devstenia, is recently returned to Troy, New York from her Army Reserve deployment in Iraq, during which time she was involved in the shooting-deaths of an Iraqi family, including their small daughter. The effects of this incident are most profound, and Mary soon finds herself descending into an emotional Hell of her own creation. Her invisible wounds perhaps are mortal.Wounds includes a free sample of J.S. McInroy's full length novel, Army Girl.

Slate Run Publishing presents it's second annual collection of unique and diverse voices drawn exclusively from New York's Capital Region.Featuring a wide range of genres from women's literature to science fiction and fantasy, Slate Run Annual Vol. 2 is sure to contain something for everyone.

Were one to seek a definitive meaning for the term “Grace,” that seeker might become entangled in the various threads of connotation dictionaries ascribe to the concept. Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary offers, “Unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification” as well as the archaic “mercy.” Either and both of these adequately and succinctly describe the central theme of Mr. McInroy’s novel. Smitty, Lyndi, Tara, Arthur, and Lottie/Ruth are led to the...

An eclectic mix of literary short fiction, Tales from the Wasteland includes previously published short stories from J.S. McInroy as well as an entirely new collection of themed stories - "Tangled Up in Country".

Mr. McInroy claims to be familiar with various addictions, Norse goddesses on motorcycles, and the allure of each. He adamantly asserts that the divine is always with us, whether riding a chariot across the sky, hanging from a cross, or driving the back roads of America in a Dodge Charger Hellcat. His title is stolen from a Stones lyric, his desert land from his novel Army Girl as well as a forthcoming and as yet untitled book which continues with some of the same themes and characters...

The depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.

"This 20th collection from the former U.S. poet laureate departs only by degrees from his poems of earlier decades—but it could just be his best book." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)In his first volume of poetry since his tenure as poet laureate, Charles Simic shows he is at the height of his poetic powers. These new poems mine the rich strain of inscrutability in ordinary life, until it is hard to know what is innocent and what ominous. There is some...

While scrounging for food, I found something that changed my life: a typewriter with ribbons and paper. I would record the history of the world after the event for those in the future. The event, however, was blurry in my mind. I kept seeing different events and couldn't decide which one was true. What would I type for the future?

The world distorts for a few terrifying moments when a five-year-old boy gets separated from his mother at a country fair.The thirteen stories in Andrew Pyper’s intense and artful short-story collection, Kiss Me, deal with the issues, sensibilities and intangible estrangements of contemporary youth. But there are no neat and tidy coming-of-age passages here: these are narratives about reaching out—and often failing to touch—one another in a time of both privilege and fract...

Whether featuring tattooed demon hunters, angst-y vampires, supernatural gumshoes, or pixelated pixies, Urban Fantasy mashes up old-school tales with pop culture, creating iconic characters, diverging moralities, and complex settings. Urban fantasy is finally showcased in this star-studded collection, representing all three of its distinct styles, including the playful new mythologies of Charles de Lint, the sexy paranormal romances of Patricia Briggs, and the gritty urban noir of...

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?ĶBo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated following. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the young...