The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on ...

When Benjamine Ardent Brett got stuck in a hotel elevator with a sweaty muscle-man, he fears his high school nightmares will come to life again. But no, it's just another independent contractor remodeling the hotel. And worse, he's one of fru-fru kinds who likes to preserve all the old things. One who disses his work.When a gorgeous man steps into Seth's elevator, he takes note. A bit young for him but gorgeous, with a self-possessed air that lets him pull off that wild pastel pais...

Even though other kids have shown their elemental gift by now, the normal-seeming Cooper hides secret powers only his grandmother can Foresee.But Foresight can bring destruction. Messing with TimeFlow spells disaster. Cooper's best chance at survival, his best shot at a normal life in a modern world, rests on his grandmother's secret-keeping abilities.The fate of the world depends on Cooper's natural future – and on keeping his mother from bending Time to have a "properly" ...

Chasten Frasier: naturalist, a YouTube influencer...and a closet nudist.Sharing his wood lore for a living, but harangued by his ex and ditched by his family, the woods are more than work for him. They're his only solace.And as for his private nature worship video? Nobody will see that. Like, ever.Gregor Ivansky: father-driven hockey player, a relationship virgin... and deeply in the closet. When a car accident pauses Gregor's hockey career, he seeks out nature to men...

I'm Wyatt and I love Jack, but our story ain't your run-of-the-mill romance. When I rapelled down Jack Azurri's building and entered his bedroom window, the plan was to burgle him, not fall in love with him. I fell for him as he lay asleep in his bed with an all-consuming, obsessive passion that burned down all decent boundaries.But Jack harbors secrets of his own. Unresolved grief over his sister, a suspected murder, and a curious attachment to doing things all right and legal... f...

Visiting Asbjorn's native Denmark, Sean just began to relax after putting his attacker in jail – and then the perp broke free.The criminal system failed - and Asbjorn, Sean's kick-ass, ex-Navy boyfriend, refuses to let Sean play bait again.An adept swordsman surrounded by like-minded friends, Asbjorn refuses to let sean go through "all that" again. A small corrective action to keep Sean safe, and the secrecy that surrounds it, tries their love and resolve by fire.In...

Water-walkers, flood-makers, soul-stealers: your neighbors.In this between-the-books offering in the Disorderly Elements world, Ash Ravenna explores his Czech mother's heritage. While teaches his family new techniques, realities of his existence stun him. Among their arcane, secretive skills, forbidden knowledge reigns supreme.As he deals with his people's monstrous heritage, the teacher becomes the student.And what Teresa teaches him may be life-changing.This ...

Tristan can't get his man because his fashion sense is beyond rescue. Hard to dress well when you're colorblind, and his former relationships had left a deep and hurtful mark. But he's new to Las Vegas, where the air shimmers with the opportunity at new beginnings.Buzz, the new coffee shop entrepreneur on the block, gravitates toward Tristan's amazing smile. Too bad he's so over dating. . When Buzz gets hurt and his business ambitions take a hit, his newest customer lends a helping ...

Aswang - the shape-shifting, vampiric entity known in the Philippines - devour human energy, killing newborns in their sleep.Our Aswang assumes any shape, from a coke bottle to a durian to the mailman. In this, he follows tradition.He won't, however, consume human energy. An immortal vegetarian of sorts.All energy is, after all, stardust and he finds his fuel in modest ways.Bets are off when our ethical and kind monster falls asleep ...

Horse show. Healing. Hurricane. When Attila takes on more than his autistic spectrum wiring can handle, Kai becomes the pillar against which he leans in times of sorrow. Yet love heals all, and so does trust as Kai exhibits extraordinary courage in the 3rd book of the Wild Horses series.Disclaimer: No horses or hot men in love were maimed in the making of this book, and all broken hearts healed in the end.

When Ryan lost his hearing in an explosion, his world flipped upside down. Surviving a firefighting career in the navy? Check. Growing into an expert in his field? Yep.And now a stupid prepper took him out of commission...maybe forever.Walking into a new barber shop on a whim, he felt an instant connection with the new, multifaceted proprietor.Keenan knew the lone wolf track was hard. Making Ryan's life easier came naturally. No stranger to injuries from his former ...

From the pen of Olivette Devaux, hope springs eternal as young people with unusual talents learn to exist in our modern world. This collection centers around Cooper and Ash, their origins, and the unique forces that brought them together.This collection contains:ZERO POWER SIGNATURE: Cooper's mother's concern over his lack of special abilities pits her against Grandma Olga, who sees different futures and fears for her grandson's grip on powers he will, most likely, fail to ...