by Allyson Longueira | Jan 2, 2023
Rocket Girls
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Angie achieved fame as a spacer. But when some fresh-faced interviewer asks Angie to tell the origin story of the Space Bimbos, the interviewer gets more than she bargained for.
Instead, Angie tells the tale of a group of ambitious and talented girls who, inspired by an old pulp magazine called Rocket Girls, cobbled together a rocket and tried to blast off into space—and then, made history.
With “Rocket Girls,” Kristine Kathryn Rusch puts her own genius female-empowered twist on the build-a-spaceship-in-your-backyard trope from the pulps.
A finalist for the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award for best novelette.
“…the whole thing was really fun.”
—Locus
by Allyson Longueira | Nov 28, 2022
Vigil
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
When Rhonda holds a vigil for World Aids Day in the tiny Oregon Coast town of Rickets Rock, she hopes to find someone, anyone, to mourn with her.
But she just might wind up saving someone instead.
This powerful story about compassion and acceptance demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s mastery of short fiction.
by Allyson Longueira | Oct 24, 2022
DNF
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Runners do not finish races for a lot of reasons. But when a runner does not finish at the first Night Frights Run in Las Vegas, Warren worries that the Halloween-themed race might prove far more pulse-pounding than anyone intends.
With just the right mix of the mysterious and the terrifying, “DNF” demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s mastery of the crime short story.
“Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine
by Allyson Longueira | Oct 4, 2022
Cold-Blooded Christmas: A Holiday Anthology
Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Scrooges unite! In this crime-filled WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a darker and more disturbing take on holiday stories to add a bit of mischief and mayhem to the season.
From characters fighting corruption to facing moral dilemmas to conducting criminal investigations, this volume offers a refreshing change to the usual holiday fare for those with a bit of darkness in their hearts.
Join David H. Hendrickson, Annie Reed and nine other spectacular writers as they offer a more mysterious side of the holidays with Cold-Blooded Christmas.
Includes:
“Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow” by Tonya D. Price
“A Black Winter’s Night” by Chrissy Wissler
“On A Cold Winter’s Night” by Cate Martin
“On The Feast of St. Stephen” by Patricia Duffy Novak
“The Perfect Christmas” by Lauren Lang
“Evergreen & Crimson” by Lisa Silverthorne
“Maccabees” by Carolyn Ivy Stein
“Negative Spaces” by Annie Reed
“Santa’s Shrinkage” by David H. Hendrickson
“The Lost Gravy Boat” by Meyari McFarland
“Consigned in Peppermint” by Lisa Silverthorne
“Presents for Kitten” by Jessi Hammond
by Allyson Longueira | Oct 4, 2022
A Weird Holiday Season: A Holiday Anthology
Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Forget run-of-the-mill holiday stories. In this cleverly creative WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a carefully curated collection of unexpected holiday stories to add a delightful twist to the season.
From completely fictional holidays to holidays celebrated in the strangest of places to off-the-wall twists on familiar traditions (pooping Nativity figures, anyone?), this volume will put a smile on your face as it transports you in the weirdest and most delightful ways.
Join eleven of the best writers in the business as they present their take on A Weird Holiday Season.
Includes:
“The Case of The Disappearing Gingerbread City” by R.W. Wallace
“Project Management Miracle” by Johanna Rothman
“The Light Man” by Ron Collins
“The Pooping Knight’s Playbook” by Robert Jeschonek
“Thunder Angel” by Kate Pavelle
“Dong Zhi and the Last Huli Jing” by Julia Vee
“A Hollow Earth Thanksgiving” by Robert J. McCarter
“Sometimes Strange Magic Casts the Best Spell” by Kari Kilgore
“Beast Feast” by Meyari McFarland
“Five Days of Chickenmas” by Brenda Carre
“Gone Gnomin’” by Jessi Hammond
