Cowboy Up gathers stories that celebrate the timeless tradition of rodeo. The dust, the grit, the glory—it's all here.From the echoes of the past to the rodeo arenas of today, these stories will take...

Eternal Escapes Cemetery - a place of eternal rest for some and escape for others. After once you're dead what can come after you?

Two archaeologists have a chilling encounter with the past when they visit a former tourist attraction in Colorado.

It has been said that one should never meddle in the affairs of dragons—for you are crunchy and taste good with chocolate.Come enter the dragon's lair and roll the dice. Within these pages you will still...

The exiled daughter of a minor noble, Kyrianna Dalynne, finds herself trapped in a temple dedicated to Thynitic, The Lady of Chaos.She and her companions, are charged with finding an ancient artifact...

Still trying to convince members of the former Centauri Alliance she can be trusted, Selaynia finds herself kidnapped - apparently by the organization she once worked for - and taken to a new world where...

Myrith had never know any life but that of a bar wench. One day she is taken forcefully from the bar by the troop commander of Lord Lavial, the elf tyrant who rules her land. While being interrogated...

Wolf Shadow is a daughter of the People. One who is given a mission to avenge the wrongs done to those who roam the Comancheria--but as a girl she is not raised to be a warrior. How can she serve the...

James Smallman is a devote man of GOD, or so he thought before his sudden death during a Sunday morning service. Everything Reverend Smallman thought he knew about GOD will be challenged when he is chosen...

When a group of aliens land in the backwoods of Louisiana -- a trio of "country boys" take them on a snipe hunt.

Stories are a form of magic. Through them we create worlds and people. Within these pages you will find a variety of worlds and characters: heartbroken werewolves, Roman soldiers and dragons who seek...

Hendandra is a thief living in the town of Raspa. When she picks the pocket of a mage she ends up getting more than she bargained for when he convinces her to help him recover some religious relics taken...

The Sword of Power - Excalibur - was given to Uther Pendragon to heal the land not divide it. Now with Uther's death and no apparent heir to claim the throne and both the Christian Abbott of Glastonbury...

In a world that was destroyed by war over two centuries ago, humanity is losing the struggle to survive.Gwendolyn Robbins - Senior Geneticist for the World Wildlife Foundation risks her own life to violate...

Selaynia is a black ops agent for the Centauri Alliance - however she has had enough of the way Omega skirts around and even violates the law in dealing with threats to the Alliance and wants out. But...

Delavan is a young man who only wants a chance to join the town guard and defend his home against the evil elves who regularly attack it. For ten years he has tried to hide the fact he was born with mage...

Sera joins the crew of a privateer who it is rumored has made a pack with the Goddess Kalkiolucue.The Black Witch has a reputation for always being able to make her way safely through the worst weather,...

As part of a group meeting to help end the attacks by various rebel groups, Selaynia and her partners are caught in the cross-fire when fighting breaks out. Emotionally and mentally damaged when her wolf...

Originally published as part of The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction, this article looks at the joys and pitfalls of writing fan fiction.

Leathan has been forced to live for centuries as he sings of a deep painful loss. One night he is visited by a priest and a ghost who change that existence forever.

A Roman soldier steals the Cup of Life from a small church in Britannia - seeking to carry the Cup to Rome as a prize, but he finds himself tempted by the legend that those who drink from the cup will...

Torliana is an elf who seeks the ways of order.She enters the temple of Hellavar - Lord of Order and Fire to train as a monk in his service.Despite four years of training, she still finds herself desperate...

Arielle is a young elf ranger and a follower of Frayrith, the Lady of the Forests.When she decides to try and discover her past, against the advice of Frayrith, she ends up as a slave in the temple of...

Being the most powerful country in the world will not necessarily protect you from a Goddess who has decided its time for you to be treated as prey just as you have treated others.

Adaria is promised to Leathan, but Harailt is determined to steal her away.His desire for her as well as for power will bind all of them to this world in life, unto death and life again.

A mischievous Kappa sets out to steal the Tidal Jewels from the Dragon King but it is others who will suffer because of his actions.

We all know the story of Adam and Eve and the 'Apple' - well it's time Eve told her side of the story.

Genetic Engineering and cloning leads to the development of a popular exotic pet business. However, some exotics are very limited and tightly controlled due to their dangerous nature. This just leads...

The Garden of Eden, the Cradle of Life - the place where life is believed to have started on Earth. But, what if life started somewhere else and what if there was a way to return to the beginning?

Looking forward to a little time alone before the full moon, a female warrior is called on to confront a dragon that has been terrorizing a Duke Jucasya's people for several years.According to a wandering...