Fantastically Dark Short Story Collections
With stories that range from slightly unsettling, to truly bizarre and dark, these collections are biting reflections of the world in which we live.
Giggle and Get Ready to Garden with Watermelon Seed
Have YOU ever swallowed a watermelon seed? As seeds sprout in gardens across the city, Greg Pizzoli’s Watermelon Seed is a silly book for spring.
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Our Souls at Night
“Who would have thought at this time in our lives that we’d still have something like this. That it turns out we’re not finished with changes and excitements. And not all dried up in body and spirit.”
Snappsy the Alligator: Did Not Ask to Be in This Book
“You’re an awful narrator. You’re just describing what you see in the illustrations.”
Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy
Welcome to Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types… adventure, hired yetis, bad puns and ‘friendship to the max’ await!
Desperate Hausfrau
Edith Hammer, another expatriate, once told Anna that there was only one reason the Swiss trains ever ran late: “When someone jumps in front of one.”
I Am Princess X
Check out this story of friendship and intrigue when a Seattle teenager embarks on an urban scavenger hunt to save her best friend.
Strangers, Magic and Mystery
Hoodoo Hatcher, knows someone is looking for him. The Stranger has come to town full of black magic. With the help of his friend Bunny and the all knowing Mrs. Snuff, Hoodoo must destroy the demon who is after him.
Boring Girls
Heavy metal made her do it. Or maybe, just maybe, Rachel heard the words, “You’re pretty good, for a girl,” one too many times. Maybe Rachel, with her amazing voice, and … Continued