Looking for a good story? Or twelve?

Need a few enticing tales to pass the time in line at the supermarket or during your commute? Maybe you're just a fan of disgustingly evil aliens or Egyptian gods or dinosaurs.

If any of those things sound good, then we've got a treat for you.

We're proud to announce Quantum Zoo.

Why Quantum Zoo? Because that's the theme of this inaugural edition and the "prompt" that our authors used for their stories.

Zoo.

The only other requirement was that the story fit somewhere within the genre realms of science fiction and fantasy. We put out an open call for submissions (thanks "Passive Voice"!) and hoped for the best.

We were blown away! We received a bunch of great stories from some amazing indie authors. Their ingenuity knew few bounds; we were consistently and pleasantly surprised by the creative directions they explored.

We did have to make some tough decisions, ending up with twelve top-notch stories that we both agreed were simply fantastic. The list of authors includes (in no particular order):

Bridget McKenna
Sarah Stegall
D.J. Gelner
A.C. Smyth
S.E. Batt
John Hindmarsh
Scott Dyson
Ken Furie
J.M. Ney-Grimm
Morgan Johnson
R.S. McCoy
Frances Stewart