.............................Free Reads
Mirror by Erin Zarro
Fulfilling a dream leads to a nightmare.
Fanged Bunny Slippers by KD Sarge
Joss Ravid does things his way.
.............For You...............
Still Waters Run Deep Part 4 by Siri Paulson
In an empty city, Payut finds much to fear. Part four of five.
Engine Dreamer by Siri Paulson
Gears in space--what could be better?
From Us............................
Lonesome Hearts by Siri Paulson
Aging folk singers and a town in mourning.
The Door in the Attic by Kit Campbell
Curiousity can be dangerous to more than cats.
Introducing Under Her Protection, our newest anthology
Erin here. We'd like to introduce our new anthology, "Under Her Protection: Stories of Women to the Rescue," which is now available. It's filled with stories about...women to the rescue!
At Turtleduck Press, we strive to twist things around and change stuff up. So, when we were planning this anthology, we thought about the traditional "damsel in distress" stories and thought, "what if the guy needed saving? And what kind of woman would be the one to save him?" And, naturally, sometimes saving someone comes with a bit of romance.
And this anthology was born.
Here's what we have in store for you:
KD Sarge's "Guardian" tells the story of a scholar and a warrior who isn't what she seems.
My story, "Reaper Girl," is about a grim reaper who accidentally reaps the soul from a man very much alive – and must fight the Underworld to get it back.
Siri Paulson's "The Raja and the Madman" tells the story of an inventor in a tower and the maidservant who befriends him.
Kit Campbell's "Drifting" is about a girl, unsatisfied with her life, who receives an odd letter about a Prince who has been cursed in a Faerie world – and an old family legend come to life.
We feel these stories will stir your soul and touch your heart.
As always, all proceeds will go to UNICEF.
Where you can purchase our anthology:
Amazon Kindle
Paperback Edition
Smashwords
Mad Dogs and Englishmen, or It's Too Hot
I'm told the saying originated in India--only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun. I love it because I'm always wondering at the people who just go about their business despite the heat. How?
On Sunday it was a little cooler than it has been around here—the temperature only got up to 100°. It's the monsoon, though, which means higher-than-usual humidity. That means my swamp cooler, which does a fine job in dryer times, struggled to keep the temp in the house below 90°.
When it's 90° in the house, there's an awful lot of lying around being lazy going on. Sometimes I poke the cats, just to be sure they're still with me. We utilize the usual coping strategies—watching movies with lots of snow, sitting on icepacks, keep the fans on high and all papers nailed down. Sometimes I browse realty listings in Alaska.
Year of No Fear: Three-Month Progress Report #2
Here we are again with another progress report. This one covers April, May, and June. (For reference, here is my 2014 Manifesto I wrote back in January.)
As it turned out, I got a lot of things done. Some are still in progress. But overall, I feel pretty darned good about it.