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Thursday Escapes: To Catch a Thief

Thursday Escapes: To Catch a Thief

Jason A. Adams’ Contemporary Fantasy short story To Catch a Thief: An Appalachian Gothic Tale is available free on this site for one week only!

Sheriff Larry Crabtree’s quiet Appalachian community hides a dark secret.

From sickly young girls to dying cows, life drains from Larry’s town.

Granny shares wisdom in Larry’s dreams.

Larry must unlearn his common sense and rational ways.

Belief must return if Larry hopes to save innocent lives.

Check back next week for The Seeds of Love by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: The Garbage Belt

Kari Kilgore’s space opera short story The Garbage Belt is available free on this site for one week only!

Looking for humans? Just look for the garbage.

From bones to plastic to dead electronics, people rarely manage to clean up after themselves.

Humanity takes a long time to learn how to manage limited resources, too. The rare and precious get lost with the useless and plentiful.

Meet Gayle Simmons, pilot of the Treasure Hunt.

Rare and precious, in her sights.

Check back next week for To Catch a Thief by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Sunlit Dispositions

Jason A. Adams’s space opera short story Sunlit Dispositions is available free on this site for one week only!

Check back next week for The Garbage Belt by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Introducing Spiral Publishing’s new Thursday Escapes! We’re delighted to share a different story for free each week.

Kari Kilgore’s contemporary fantasy short story Intentions is available free on this site for one week only!

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