A lesser devil works the Rochester Public Market … and it is here that a desperate man finds himself drawn to make a bargain that only she can grant.

It was to be a simple mission for Mittemeyer and his team of veterinarians: venture into the Exclusion Zone to humanely control the growing population of dogs, long abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

But a discovery changes the course of the expedition and Mittemeyer’s team soon realizes there is much more at stake for the pack–and themselves–than they thought possible.

Devastated by the loss of his wife, Leonard struggles to stay connected to a world that loses meaning every day, bringing him to the crossroads of the ultimate choice … and a long-abandoned past. A tale of love, loss, and magical realism by Nick DiChario. Read by R. Emmett Michie. First published in The Tampa Tribune Fiction Quarterly (1998) and…

The year is 1913 and a mysterious stranger has arrived in the bustling canal village of Fairport, New York. Some call him a charlatan. Some say a genius. But the one thing everyone agrees on is that everything changed when Hans Zauber came to town… An alternate-history story by Steven Donner. First appearing in the…

When fog lies bone-cold on the late winter snow, the old man’s got a chair and blanket waiting down Harkness Road… A speculative winter story by Eric Scoles. “Harkness Road” was read by Jeff Moon. Official selection for the 2018 HEAR Now Podcast Palooza, Gold Listening Level. Directed by Ted Wenskus. Post-Production and mixing by…