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...

Third Flatiron Anthologies presents "Cat's Breakfast," a double issue containing 30 science fiction and fantasy short stories inspired by the wit and wisdom of Kurt Vonnegut.While satire and humor have long been standard tools of the trade for fiction writers, our authors have channeled the uniquely Vonnegutian attitude into all-original stories that probe and instruct us on themes such as free will, mental illness, social cruelty, loneliness, and family. The book concludes with a ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Third Flatiron publishes quarterly themed speculative fiction anthologies. The "Third Flatiron Best of 2017" collection is a sampling of the best of the best short stories offered during 2017. Authors include John Sunseri, James Beamon, Rati Mehrotra, J. L. Forrest, Konstantine Paradias, Jean Graham, Jill Hand, Brian Trent, Ville Nummenpaa, Wulf Moon, Keyan Bowes, Vaughan Stanger, and Premee Mohamed.

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'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...

"Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity" is a new speculative fiction anthology with the themes of longevity, immortality, and technological life extension.In "Infinite Lives," a man cursed with immortality finally finds joy when technology defeats death, an astronaut finds himself spaghettified by a black hole, a fairy queen returns to earth to bid goodbye to her dying human lover, the Grim Reaper finds an enthusiastic successor in a coffee shop barista, a rebel subvert AIs who ...

The future we all want.Twenty authors contribute short science fiction and fantasy stories about their visions of a brighter future.Explore how life might change with increasing use of social media, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, space exploration, and medical advances. Envision worlds where climate change can be mitigated through technology, and war is a thing of the past. Third Flatiron's "Gotta Wear Eclipse Glasses" offers new opportunitiesto boldly go ...

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

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...