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Liminal Spaces in Fiction: Empty Rooms, Interminable Passages, and Strange Perspectives

You’re in a hallway. The walls are yellow trim with panels of patterned gold wallpaper; the carpet has a green, gold, and scarlet pattern. The carpet pattern is interrupted once by a single green patterned square on the floor, as if to mark a turn toward another hallway or perhaps the elevator, but you can’t

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Cover of Beastly Virtues by Michael Warren Lucas, about small beasts and bad decisions, featuring a dark forest with eyes winking out from the dark

Small Beasts and Bad Decisions: Beastly Virtues by Michael Warren Lucas

Small beasts. Bad decisions. You already know this isn’t going to end well. But it’ll be fun getting there. One of many creature-filled tales in the Wee Beasties StoryBundle, curated by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. About Beastly Virtues INHUMAN HEROISM This collection from critically-acclaimed author Michael Warren Lucas proves that bravery comes in every shape, and

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Rescue Animal Heroes: Four-Legged Heroes by Kari Kilgore: Rescue Animal Stories

Rescue Animal Heroes: Four-Legged Heroes by Kari Kilgore: Rescue Animal Stories

Sometimes the ones who save you don’t speak your language—but they still understand. These animals don’t back down. One of many creature-filled tales in the Wee Beasties StoryBundle, curated by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. About Four-Legged Heroes Kindness to Animals Often Brings Unexpected Rewards Sharing our lives with pets gives us plenty of companionship, snuggles, and

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Cover for Creature Comforts by Lisa Silverthorne, fantasy stories with magical beasts, featuring a pegasus made of stars

Fantasy Stories With Magical Beasts: Creature Comforts by Lisa Silverthorne

Magic moves through these beasts—powerful, unpredictable, and often dangerous. Their stories echo with love, loss, and the cost of crossing paths. One of many creature-filled tales in the Wee Beasties StoryBundle, curated by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. About Creature Comforts A Game of Virgins: An injured young dragon blunders into the middle of a virgin sacrifice that

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