Spiral Publishing

Genre Agnostic Speculative Fiction

Jason A Adams

Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

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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!

Thursday Escapes: Oppositional

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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!

Thursday Escapes: Cupids

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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!

Thursday Escapes: Angel of Mercy

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Thursday Escapes: Angel of Mercy

Jason A. Adams’ New Orleans historical mystery short story is available free on this site for one week only!

In a time of jazz and bootleg liquor, Death stalks New Orleans.

Captain Ted Mooney of the NOPD loves his city, and hates those who make trouble for its citizens.

In the alleys and flophouses, people keep dying in suspicious ways.

Ted must root out the cause of these mysterious deaths.

And he must face a difficult question: Who decides right and wrong?

Check back next week for The Sound of Murder by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: To Catch a Thief

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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!