Twenty-nine excerpts and complete short stories from members of Broad Universe, an organization promoting women in genre fiction: fantasy, horror and science fiction. Table of Contents Dance to Fend Off the Sky by Deirdre M. Murphy Beast in Show by Kate Kaynak Non Si Muove by MeiLin Miranda M.U.S.E. by Kimberley Long-Ewing Photo of a Mermaid by Trisha J Wooldridge Soul Mates by Jaleta Clegg The Right Asteroid (novel excerpt) by Michelle Murrain Silver Moon (excerpt from forthcoming novel) by Catherine Lundoff A Shower of Fireflies by Ursula Pflug The Moth Collector's Daughter by Ripley Patton Beneath the Hallowed Hill by Theresa Crater DILEMMA by Marcy Arlin Tsekil by M.C.A. Hogarth Lord Bai's Discovery by Jean Marie Ward Seeing Things by Kater Cheek La Divina Commedia by Katherine Mankiller Heavens and Shadows by KT Pinto House of Em (excerpt) by Lynda Williams The Lady of Seeking in the City of Waiting by Jennifer Brozek Of Blood and Brandy by J. Kathleen Cheney Today's Promise by Danielle Ackley-McPhail Quiz by Nancy Jane Moore Today There Is No Pain by Justine Graykin Bride of Tranquility by Tracy S. Morris Mind Over Mind by Karina Fabian Threaded Through Time (Book One) by Sarah Ettritch Drowning by Katherine Sanger The Isle Is Full of Noises by Sylvia Kelso The Souvenir You Most Want by Sue Burke The Willimantic Frogs by K. A. Laity Matcher Rules (excerpt) by Mary Holland Psyche's Search by Ann Gimpel
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Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined forces with husband Mike McPhail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own publishing house, eSpec Books (www.especbooks.com). Her published works include eight novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories, Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps’ Queen, Daire’s Devils, The Play of Light, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, The Fox’s Fire, The Kindly One, and the non-fiction writers’ guides The Literary Handyman, More Tips from the Handyman, and LH: Build-A-Book Workshop. She is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and Footprints in the Stars. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections. In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady Custom Costume Horns, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale. Danielle lives in New Jersey with her husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and four extremely spoiled cats.
