A Snip Away From Freedom
by J.E. Schleicher
Kara has two wishes: (1) Freedom from her abusive husband. (2) Become a YouTube crafting sensation. She’s one deadly snip away from getting both.
Listen for free to “A Snip Away From Freedom,” narrated and published by Creepy Podcast.
Illustration by Tyler Vail
Squiddy
by J.E. Schleicher
When squids from outer space take over, a punk-rock P.I. must crawl out of her own miserable existence to find her client’s daughter—and maybe a way out.
“Squiddy” is available now in Writers of the Future, Volume 40.
The Poacher
by J.E. Schleicher
The Poacher, a connoisseur of scotch, jazz, and seduction, has found her bloody fountain of youth: a needle, some thread, & your skin.
Available to read for free here. This flash story will creep you out. Perhaps right out of your skin.
She Came Down From the Sky
by J.E. Schleicher
A woman in strange urban-warfare fatigues has fallen to her death onto the Montana prairie. From where? How? That’s up to George and his deputy to find out.
Available to read for free now in Summer 2024 issue of The Colored Lens Speculative Fiction Magazine.
You Are Mine, My Soul Yours to Keep
by J.E. Schleicher
Keegan won't let his death or his wife's new husband keep him from his soulmate. Ever.
Available to read now in Tiny Terrors Volume 1
Behind the Falls
by J.E. Schleicher
Can Jayden withstand the interrogator’s cruel magic? Or will the interrogator discover where the griffin—the only creature the emperor fears—flies?
Available to read now in Fall Into Fantasy (2025 Edition)