Beyond the Latch and Lever: Speculative Short Stories

Skarland, Susanna; Blackwood, Elle; Amundsen, Erik; Gonzalez, Carlos Joaquin; Castle, R. L.; Garriott, Steve; Artz, J. S.; Larsen, Karin; Peyton, Bobbie; Porter, H. K.

ISBN 10: 8269132519 / ISBN 13: 9788269132519

Published by Glimma Publishing, 2020

Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Apr0316110310998

Synopsis:

Doorways can be a bridge to another world, a portal to a bygone era, or a crossroads between two cultures—or two lives. Sometimes a doorway is a ledge between the racist past and a robotic future. A passageway leading to celestial spirits, or earthbound souls—or a crumbling castle adrift in time.

Doorways are the ferries that usher us through beginnings and endings, steering us into possibility and misfortune, alike. Some doors protect us and give us privacy, while others keep us isolated and confined. Some doors trap people inside their haunted minds.

In this book, you will find eleven doors. Eleven stories waiting to be opened. Each one a passageway into the unknown.

Beyond the Latch and Lever is an anthology of speculative literary fiction with stories from emerging authors with ties to the Pacific Northwest.

Elle Blackwood, Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, Karin Larsen, Erik Amundsen, Susanna Skarland, R. L. Castle, Bobbie Peyton, H. K. Porter, Steve Garriott, Evvan Land, and J. S. Artz.

Review by Readers' Favorite

Each story is fresh and vital. Each story contains the strange, the unusual, and the mysterious. Each story is told clearly and concisely, with the momentum derived from immediate engagement. Again, one suspects the writers and the editors of a deeply engaged collaboration. The result is a highly polished and professional work, truly worthy of its intended audience.

About the Authors: Susanna Skarland is an editor, author, and unicorn, holding an M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. She is a member of SCBWI and volunteers for PNWA and the Society of Young Inklings, providing editorial support. Susanna writes fantastical, adventurous fiction about ancient dragons and flighty faeries. A sucker for playful language, she flagrantly fashions fanciful fractal fricatives. All of Susanna's stories weave in a strong thread of science and the natural world, the residual effect of a substantial career in biological research. Her home is under the clouds of the Pacific Northwest, where you will find her with a cup of tea in hand and cat underfoot.

Elle Blackwood is a writer, poet, and editor with a bachelor's degree in creative writing and English literature. She is the author of A Map of My Existence, an autobiographical poetry collection published under her pseudonym, Elle Wonders. When crafting prose, Elle writes magical realism and literary Gothic fiction infused with folklore. She creates landscapes of dark woodlands, lochs, and rugged moors, with old mansions and thatched cottages that serve as central characters. Elle lives in a small Victorian river town with her husband, son, and a big black poodle with a penchant for solving mysteries. When Elle isn't writing, she's painting, traipsing through old graveyards in search of lost stories, or browsing antique shops. She collects obscure antiquarian books, lonely teacups, and vintage photographs of people she doesn't know.

Erik Amundsen is from a small Norwegian village north of the Arctic Circle. Surrounded by forests, mountains, and fjords, he spent his youth hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. When he wasn't outdoors, he had a book in his hand, reading mysteries and westerns before he was old enough to start school. After college, Erik lived in Oslo, worked in IT, and became a genealogy researcher. He had nearly forgotten about books until he married a writer. Erik divides his time between Norway and the Pacific Northwest. He has over 70,000 relatives in his family tree.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beyond the Latch and Lever: Speculative ...
Publisher: Glimma Publishing
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New