Can you make a "Hero's Journey" in 10 pages or less? And what if you're a heroine? "Abbreviated Epics" from Third Flatiron Anthologiesis a double issue containing 19 very short fantasy adventures featuring samurai and shield maidens, alternate history and steampunk, and myths old and new. The issue also contains a reprint of Jo Walton's epic poem, "Odin on the Tree.""Abbreviated Epics" proudly showcases an international group of new and established speculative fiction author...

Let your imagination run away with you for a change. Since the Age ofEnlightenment, it's become the norm to reject belief in miracles,revelation, magic, or the supernatural. But it's only human to feelthat delicious frisson of fear when things get a little strange. ThirdFlatiron Anthologies proudly presents "Ain't Superstitious," a doubleissue packed with 26 stories of the weird, wild, and magical."Ain't Superstitious" from Third Flatiron offers t...

Are we alone in the universe? Third Flatiron's speculative fiction anthology, "Galileo's Theme Park," explores themes such as space exploration and adventure, religion, and cosmology. A flash humor section, "Grins and Gurgles," is also featured."Galileo's Theme Park" is an original and varied collection of science fiction/fantasy, humor, and horror from an international group of contributors. Writers include Alexander Zalben, Ginger Strivelli, Steve Toase, Dr. Jackie Ferris, Eric J...

Third Flatiron Anthologies presents "Terra! Tara! Terror!" Tales range from dark to playful, featuring fantastical elements, mythology and folklore, alternate history and steampunk, as well as modern political anxieties. We invite you to savor its mixture of dark and playful themes, fantastical elements, and mystery. A flash humor section, "Grins and Gurgles," is also featured."Terra! Tara! Terror!" is an original and varied collection of science fiction/fantasy, humor, and horror ...

Third Flatiron's speculative fiction anthology, "Monstrosities," contains 20 stories about things that are dauntingly large or outrageous. A flash humor section, "Grins and Gurgles," is also featured.An international group of new and established contributors to "Monstrosites" makes this an original and varied collection that is sure to please fans of science fiction/fantasy, humor, and horror. Writers include Keyan Bowes, Larry Hodges, Carl R. Jennings, Mark Pantoja, Ray Daley, Bri...

Time. We feel it march by, seeming to gain momentum with each passingyear. Some physicists argue that it might not actually exist. We haveonly our recollections to depend on, and sometimes those can fool us,becoming fogged, like overexposed film."The Time It Happened" from Third Flatiron Anthologies contains 15short science fiction adventures and flash humor pieces that exploreworld-altering events, both real and imagined, ranging from alien...

Ever wonder what became of those fantastic worlds described byA. Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs? Third Flatiron Publishingpresents "Lost Worlds, Retraced," a spate of new speculative fictionshort stories by an international group of award-winning and emergingwriters. Contributors include Maureen Bowden, Ron Collins, NeilDavies, Judith Field, Bruce Golden, Sarah Hodgetts, DeAnna Knippling,Andrew Kozma, Marilyn K. Martin, Will Morton, Konstanti...

Why is everything and everyone out to get you? Paranoid? Or just realistic?Third Flatiron Publishing presents "Universe Horribilis," a new anthology of science fiction short stories by an international group of award-winning and emerging writers, who offer their speculative takes on the theme of a hostile or uncaring universe. Contributors include Clare L. Deming, Sarina Dorie, James S. Dorr, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Siobhan Gallagher, Jack M. Horne, Rich Larson, David Luntz, Marilyn K. M...

Third Flatiron Publishing presents "Over the Brink," a new anthology of science fiction stories by an international group of award-winning and emerging writers, who offer their visionary takes on the theme of environmental disaster. Contributors include Colleen Anderson, Kurt Bachard, Thomas Canfield, Linda A.B. Davis, William Highsmith, Rich Larson, Curtis James McConnell, Mark Mills, Tim Myers, Khristo Poshtakov, Ian Rose, Ken Staley, and Robina Williams. These expert storytellers show u...

Fictional military superpowers have captured our imaginations sincePlato invented Atlantis, and superpowers are all too real in today'stechnological world. How would our stories evolve if they took placeon other worlds?"Hyperpowers" from Third Flatiron Anthologies, guest-edited by BascombJames, takes on the challenge of telling short speculative fictionstories that explore space opera and military fiction themes. Thesetales raise potent iss...

Fourteen international authors come together in "It's Come to OurAttention," from Third Flatiron Anthologies. Their stories scratchbelow the surface to unearth a world of hidden gems:Visit a landfill to hear some real trash talk. Tag along with an alienagent here to save the earth from his hideout in the insaneasylum. Bust a conspiracy to change the climate via mind control. Forman unhealthy attachment to your radio. Go down to the basement even

Third Flatiron Anthologies presents "Astronomical Odds," a fresh selection of short SF/Fantasy/Horror/Humor stories with a mathematicaltwist. Authors include Ken Altabef, Michelle Ann King, Edoardo Albert, John A. McColley, Jennifer R. Povey, James Aquilone, Martin Clark, Iain Ishbel, Garry McNulty, Nick Slosser, Benjamin T. Smith, Susan Nance Carhart, and Adele Gardner. Edited by Juliana Rew.What are the chances of getting away with murder? Or of getting back that letter th...