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Before World War II, Ralph was just another American facing the harsh realities of life in the grip of the Great Depression, learning how to make the best of it. His National Guard service ended, but...

This issue of Manette Pioneering is a reprint of the 1988 gem of local history. Manette is a neighborhood of Bremerton in Kitsap County, Washington-fourteen miles across Puget Sound from Seattle. Its...

Rainey's best stories of the year. In 2019, Blue Forge Press selected nine authors and sent them monthly writing prompts for one year. They were radically diverse people in terms of experience,...

It is said that one good deed deserves another. The Great Bog Witch of Calanais learns this is also true for bad deeds.Mhairhidgh Dubh and the Smoky Amber Quartz is written by David Kennedy...

With the destruction of The Unmaker, and his regeneration into a Death World Vulpian, Miles Sorvenjar Radien enters a new era of life, in which he has become the warrior-wanderer he always dreamed of...

Loeb's best stories of the year. In 2019, Blue Forge Press selected nine authors and sent them monthly writing prompts for one year. They were radically diverse people in terms of experience, style,...

Three short stories, introducing Tar Reztap, his shipmate Gorth, and their action-packed universe.A Little Misunderstanding: Tar and Gorth are roped into another mission by Renni, Tar's half-brother...

From the mother/daughter team that brought you Take Flight! "Every patch is a memory and every memory makes me love you more." Embark on adventures and misadventures, travels and tumbles, with a very...

A mighty Amazon of the sea who has lost her way. A Blue Sight fleeing for her life, focused on a single, deadly mission.The face of Aggar has become nearly unrecognizable. The people have traded...

Every Path Tells a Story...From whispered promises under starlit skies to struggles for survival against unimaginable odds, Amber Rainey crafts an unforgettable collection of tales exploring love,...

Princess Claire fills every day looking after people and animals alike. She always seems to figure out what to do and find the right way to make everything better.But when Claire's identical twin...

Emily walked out of her front door and down the three flights of stairs to the ground floor. She was on auto-pilot, taking her morning walk. She walked down the street, past the rose garden on the...

Mother Earth was in trouble.It was impossible to deny.The climate was changing-oceans rising, storms increasing in frequency and destructiveness. Changes that took thousands of years were happening...

Thimbleberry Island is a magical place where families visit every summer to enjoy its wild Pacific Northwest beauty. Among them is Pug, a lovable dog who spends his days snacking on tasty treats,...

Thimbleberry Island is a magical place where families visit every summer to enjoy its wild Pacific Northwest beauty. Among them is Pug, a lovable dog who spends his days snacking on tasty treats,...

The color of death is not the red of blood, the deep blue of midnight, or the black of the void. The color of death is grey. Drained of life, the twenty-first century is grey. In these thirteen...

In Celebration of International Women's Day I try to recreate what is and what was holding on to the good reframing the bad recycle, reuse shards of mosaic glass under my feet in the garden Eight...

As the butcher knife flew from Dad's hand through the air, I visualized it slicing into the back of the retreating social worker. Like a Banty rooster, my dad stood on the back stoop, preening with...

What was found might be lost... Ronnie had only just begun to realize what the fears in his head meant. Airiella was the world to him and letting her go scared the hell out of him. He wanted to trust...

A greedy father. A beautiful daughter. A faceless noble. With a word, Aloysius bargains away Angelique's future for a hefty bride-price, and no one, not even Angelique's beloved mother can save her...

"There is talk of war."Is it only rumors? The kingdoms of East and West Moon are prosperous, ruled by two brothers. But King Rain is discontent.He listens to a rumor. He rushes to war. His brother,...

Amidst the cosmic dance of the stars, John Marshal awakens from cryogenic sleep to find the fate of over six hundred souls in his hands. As the Starship Voyager cuts through the void at near-light...

Three women of Aggar. Three women so different, they may as well be from worlds as vast and varied as their ancestors. The face of Aggar has changed - war, conflict, healing, secrets - but these...

Sometimes being an empath sucks.Airiella Raven mostly prefers her own company but when she meets her first ghost she begins a journey she never imagined in her wildest dreams. Mythology, religion,...

Death. Demons. Revealed secrets. Magic.Airiella tries to maintain sanity amid of a family tragedy with only Jax by her side. He's the only one left she needs to connect with, and things just took a...

Healing is messy.Feeling raw and vulnerable, Airiella learns to let others into the past she has so carefully kept hidden... and it isn't easy. The ground under her feet starts to feel steadier as...

The line is now boldly draw.Demons have made their intentions clear with Airiella, and she stands to lose everything. She's drawn a line, and now she has to figure out how to make it work.Jax longs...

Feeling alone and confused...Airiella doesn't know what she is anymore, but whatever she is, it's a painful and lonely existence. Saying goodbye to her family and the comfort of her familiar life...

Selfdom (noun)1. an expression of poetic thought, a glimpse inside the mind of the poet.2. find healing, peace, and a sense of release.3. the desire to know oneself; the essence of one's being, to be...

Dive into new adventures with best friends and cereal lovers, Spoony and Bowler, from the award-winning show, Seriously Cereal. At the beginning of every episode, Mama Jennifer says, "Everyone is...