An anthology that celebrates stories of darkness overcome by the light is a tricky endeavor, to be sure. The best thrillers put their audience into the depths of the pit, and readers won’t be satisfied with a cheat or treacly ending. This premise makes a promise—expect darkness, then watch it […]
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X7QBJDM I’m honored and pleased to be included in Havok’s anthology entitled Casting Call. This book of flash fiction—one thousand words or less for those who are wondering—was released in April 2022. Havok is one of the most popular and admired in the writing industry. They publish primarily […]
The latest flash fiction anthology from Havok is based on colors and entitled Havok: Prismatic. For the past four books, I’ve rated the super short stories, all 1000 words or under, from 1 to 10 to determine my favorites in two categories. However, many stories still tied for the highest […]
When Havok publishes an anthology, my son and I read them, approximately one a night, and then compare notes. We give a 1 to 10 rating after finishing each tale. We finished Havok’s latest, Sensational, where the usual blend of mystery, science fiction/fantasy, humor, and thriller offerings are centered on […]
When Your Beauty IS the Beast is an anthology by Ye Olde Dragon Books and the first in their fairytale series. Instead of “give us retellings of Beauty and the Beast,” the editors have cleverly asked for stories where the beauty is the beast. How to interpret that directive—looks, personality, […]
Havok’s third anthology is based on themes that have been proven to make the world binge read story after story. With themes like “Strange New World” and “Super Duper,” numerous authors have constructed forty-six tales of one thousand words or less. A majority of the entries fall into the genres […]
Dead Leaves: 9 Tales of the Witching Season by Kealan Patrick Burke is a trick and a treat. The anthology contains nine short stories set in autumn closer to a night of ghouls and ghosts than of evenings of blessing food. Nothing juvenile about these stories, though. They are literate, […]
I reviewed the first book in the Havok series, Havok: Reborn, when it was published and immensely enjoyed it. Genre flash fiction that mostly hit the mark, the first offering was an entertaining read and has a place prominently on my bookshelf. I was excited to learn the second book […]
You may notice that the “k” is flipped around on “Havok” on the cover of the anthology Rebirth: Havok Season One. I can’t make the “k” flip around without drawing it, so you’ll have to put up with my misspelling of the title. Rebirth is a compilation of flash fiction […]