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My name is Bobby Lunger. Well it used to be when I was a living person. Now I’m a card-carrying member of the Undead. Can you imagine what it would be like if you became a zombie? In my case, I’m trapped in this old husk of a body, doing the bidding of the hunger. Being one of the undead comes with pain. The pain of my decaying body and the hunger doesn’t make the pain less bearable. I want to return to the peace of the grave, free myself of this terrible undead life, but the hunger won’t allow it. There’s only one solution to my pain-riddled existence: Brains!

Xander Bane, a half-breed of a vampire and a demon, has been around for more than 300 years, and in that time he has been scorned by everyone with whom he crosses paths. Known infamously from the Fae War as the Abominable Butcher for his brutal killing style, Xander uses his skills working for the Assassin's Guild. Word spreads that he has broken the Vampire Pact, and now he's being pursued by the Peacekeepers of Le'orn, a fanatical group of mages tasked with enforcing all pacts and agreements.

Duncan Morgan and Rose Macready are spending their days surviving in the comfort of their makeshift town until a deadly plot unveils itself, and they both get cast in the midst of Sorath’s sinister plans to rule the Earth. Will they get out of this alive, or will they become fodder for Sorath’s ghoulish fallen warriors?

All is well and fine during the chaotic holiday season, until a Cherokee trickster decides to have a little fun. With the use of her magic, Rabbit goes around the country placing special boxes at each post office. Lucifer's peace is disturbed by a mail bag that manages to find its way into Hell with letters addressed to Satan instead of Santa. He has no choice but to walk the Earth and grant the wishes of all the little boys and girls in his own twisted, unique way. Can the Devil pull it off, or will the trickster rabbit have the last laugh on Christmas morning?

Yonuh is being plagued every night by horrible, lucid nightmares as the P.A.N.E.L. squad has been out on the hunt, capturing all the shifters and bringing them before their master. The demon Zordic, growing evermore frustrated by his P.A.N.E.L. squad’s failures, has decided to take matter into his demonic, clawed hands by summoning an otherworldly bounty hunter that has a nasty reputation for killing first and converting its victims into shadow people in order for it to feed and stay here on Earth.

If there’s one thing that always stirs up a debate for our family… it’s golf. Some of us provide sensible, measured and articulate points. Others, chat complete s**t from start to finish. You can decide who’s who for yourselves!

Within the Pacific Northwest, in a plague ridden world, tensions are brewing between humans and supernatural beings. A rundown jail center on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, a Native American shape-shifter name Yonuh, along with several other supernatural beings bust out and leave a wake of death and chaos behind them and now have become enemy number one for Zordic and his elite P.A.N.E.L. squad. Can this strange group survive together or will they end up killing each other before Zordic and his nefarious death squad can find them?

After narrowly escaping the treacherous vampires of Crimson Pass, Xander and the Peacekeeper Selandra are being pursuit by ravenous hordes of reanimated corpses. As the machinations of the necromancer's plans unfold, an old acquaintance from Selandra's past comes from the shadows, promising power and revenge.

Daniel Powell has been living in a small cabin on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, never able to leave it because of a dark entity keeps his spirit trapped to be tormented. Anytime people come to reside in his cabin, he does what he can to run them off before the shadowy thing can get its deathly hold on them.

In the aftermath of the confrontation with Zordic and the Prophet Bob, Yonuh goes in search of other shifters and Were-creatures to aid him and his friends against not only the P.A.N.E.L. squad, but the ever-growing zealous human followers. Tension boils over as humans turn their hatred on all supernatural beings, spurred on by the promise of the “divine savior” to return the world back to the way it was, before the plague happened. The situation spirals out of control as Zordic makes his move against Yonuh and his friends, forcing a painful ultimatum onto him.

A secret multi-government conspiracy to cull the population of the world. An ancient deity forced to do their bidding and manipulate a virus, but he has other plans. Unbeknownst to all involved, the Reset is put into motion. Meg, a cantankerous witch that has a strong dislike for most of humanity, has been haunted for the last few weeks by a ghost that keeps repeating the same ominous message.

Poetry has always provided comfort, inspiration, and connection, especially during socially precarious and politically divisive times. That has never been truer than it is today. The Wild Edge of the Heart: Women Poets Raise Their Voices presents the work of some of our leading contemporary female poets who are lauded for their ferocity, sensitivity and eloquence.