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Thursday Escapes

Thursday Escapes: Reflections

August 20, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: Reflections

Kari Kilgore’s fantasy tale Reflections is available free on this site for one week only!

A beloved family home, abandoned and broken.

A so-called adult life, not much better off.

Jessica’s hopes of finding her joy fade as soon as she steps through the door.

Sometimes fear of staying the same hits harder than fear of the unknown.

Can facing her fears, and her memories, make Jessica’s life right at last?

Check back next week for Malaya by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Contemporary Fantasy, Fantasy, Free Fiction, Kari Kilgore, Short Stories, Thursday Escapes, Women

Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

August 13, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

Jason A. Adams’ modern take on a very ancient story indeed is available free on this site for one week only!

What if old myths and legends carry a grain of truth?

Gavin Baddock discovers this for himself when a strange client enters his life and changes it forever.

A shyster and a resilient con-man play the world for suckers.

Until the day Gavin learns the old myths and legends err in certain very important ways.

Join Gavin and Carl for a darkly humorous romp through the highs and lows of chicanery.

Just make sure you don’t lose your head…

Check back next week for Reflections by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Arthurian, Atlanta, Con Man, Contemporary Fantasy, Dark, Fantasy, Free Fiction, Jason A Adams, Lawyer, Legends, Mythology, Short Stories, Thursday Escapes

Thursday Escapes: Little Five

August 6, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: Little Five

Kari’s fantasy short story Little Five, a follow-up to Terminalia, is available on this website for one week only!

Barry Evans: An oddball in the oddest land of all.

A gray-suited accountant navigating colorful hair, crazy clothing, and questionable businesses.

After three months in Little Five, nothing surprises Barry anymore.

Until the day he meets a true stranger in town.

What happens when numbers meet magic?

Check back next week for another Atlanta-based tale with Jason’s The Green Knight!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Atlanta, Contemporary Fantasy, Free Fiction, Kari Kilgore, LGBTQ, Series, Thursday Escapes

Thursday Escapes: Oppositional

July 30, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: Oppositional

Jason A. Adams’ gut punch of a horror short story is available free on this site for one week only!

Curiosity – a terrible mistress indeed.

Phillip DeGranz, youngest Proctor of a prestigious university, meets a generous benefactor with an unwholesome secret.

A loving wife, a mysterious patron, and a myriad of dark secrets.

Will DeGranz fall prey to his own desire for knowledge, or will curiosity set him free in the end?

Check back next week for Little Five by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Dark, England, Free Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Jason A Adams, Thursday Escapes

Thursday Escapes: Terminalia

July 23, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: Terminalia

Kari’s fantasy short story Terminalia is available on this website for one week only!

The perfect house in the city of dreams. A lovely old bungalow on a quiet oak-lined street.

When you live a double life, you never take anything for granted. Kelly Webb finally feels safe.

Until nighttime, when all but Kelly’s name changes.

An enchanting tale of the crossroads between science and magic.

Check back next week for Jason’s short horror tale Oppositional!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Atlanta, Bisexual, Fantasy, Free Fiction, Kari Kilgore, LGBTQ, Series, Thursday Escapes

Thursday Escapes: Cupids

July 16, 2020 By SpiralPublishing

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Thursday Escapes: Cupids

Jason A. Adams’ pulpy science fiction short story is available free on this site for one week only!

Sometimes you get more than you bargained for.

Castros Bianchi lives for his Menagerie.

His vast fortune now buys the rarest specimens of the galaxy’s diverse life forms.

An old collector. A private moon. A cherub run amok.

Come along for a delightful romp reminiscent of pulp’s Golden Age.

Check back next week for Terminalia by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Filed Under: News, Thursday Escapes Tagged With: Aliens, Free Fiction, Jason A Adams, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Thursday Escapes

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