My fantastic writing pals have released another spooky anthology just in time for Halloween. A sequel to our first multi-genre short story collection, ‘Seven Deadly Pens 2‘ continues to thrill and haunt with a variety of terrific tales. With ghosts and clones and dangers at sea, this spectrum of fictional yarns has something fun for every reader. (See below for more individual story detail.)
Lake Nicaragua (Peter Smith)
When a biologist with an unwavering commitment to ethics is asked to greenwash a massive engineering project in Central America, he is driven to the breaking point, with terrifying consequences for his greedy employer.
FACE (K. Bradley) (Find K. Bradley’s previous work on https://www.writingspot.ca/ and Amazon.)
Rayne, feeling disoriented in the unfamiliar surroundings of her hospital bed, longs for the comforting embrace of FACE. But is it truly the sturdy, beloved tree from which she’s always sought shelter, or is there something darker lurking beneath its gnarled roots?
A Good Man (Matt C. Sully)
When a DNA analysis company reveals him as genetically predisposed to murder, William Powell is forced to confront his own nature to clear his name. Can he remain the good man he thinks he is, or is he bound by science to become a killer?
Brokenhearted (Lara Bujold Clouden) (Lara’s work can be found on elbycloud.wordpress.com and scribl.com.)
Sandra’s granddaughter arrives with a boyfriend who looks eerily like the lover she lost to tragedy forty years ago. Some memories should remain buried—especially those that refuse to stay dead.
Digital Diva (Steve Moretti) (Find Steve’s previous work on https://www.stevemoretti.ca and Amazon.)
Julie created an AI companion filled with her troubled memories and able to analyze twenty trillion bytes of data per second—a marvel of technology designed to serve others until the bot decides on a new mission: replacing its creator.
A Sailor Went to Sea (MH Tammi)
Agatha Christie fan, Martha, sees mysteries everywhere, but never expects to be in the middle of one. A cruise with long time friends reveals that nothing is at it appears. As they sail from port to port, and the mood turns darker, she unwittingly becomes the catalyst that will change all of their lives.
I.C.U. (Nicola Hamer)
I.C.U. psychosis: a disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit experience a cluster of serious psychiatric symptoms. It usually resolves when the patient leaves the I.C.U… Usually.
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