From blood-soaked battlefields to storm-tossed seas, from ambiguous afterlives to restorative realms beyond imagination, each story opens a unique window into carefully crafted worlds. This curated collection offers both moments of levity and emotional depth, ensuring every reader finds a story that resonates.

Highlights include T.J. Young’s haunting tale, “The Fall of Hesperia,” where a knight laments the mistakes of his past, and Maria Spence’s “Final Offering,” where a woman must face her traumas to ascend into the heavenly afterlife. In “Ahoy There!” by John Mueter, an ill-prepared time-traveling university student must win over the superstitious crew of a East India Trading Company vessel.

Our international roster of contributors includes Alicia Alves, Aubrey Zahn, Courtney Chester, DJ Tryer, Frank William Finney, Grant Sable, James Callan, James D. Mills, John Mueter, Lee Patton, Maria Spence, Menke HB, T.J. Young, and William L. Ramsey.