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Seasons Eternal

Imagine a world where the seasons are frozen in place. How does a land change when the seasons stay the same?

Turtleduck Press releases our second anthology, featuring Kit Campbell, Siri Paulson, Erin Zarro, and KD Sarge. Proceeds benefit UNICEF.

The Wasteland: After an airship crash in a land charred by summer, two very different people must learn from each other to survive.

Stasis: In a world where it is eternally autumn, a lonely woman escapes to virtual reality where she can command the seasons. She finds her deceased husband there and refuses to leave.

The Hope of Spring: When danger comes over the glacier to threaten her tribe, Shishiri fights and wins. But she can’t fight the glacier itself.

A Chance of Change: Spring, a time of renewal and life. It’s something that should belong to everyone–isn’t it?

Winter’s Night

A Marine on leave.

A heartfelt rondeau.

An Inuit on the edge.

A dreamer on a quest.

What do they all have in common? They're in the Turtleduck Press anthology Winter's Night. Created as a sampling of our work, the anthology benefits UNICEF.

Spirit Legends: Of Ghosts and Gods

What world stand beyond the land of the living? In the wide open spaces beyond this existence, there is an infinite number of possible interpretations of ghosts, demigods and gods. It is within such impossible settings that the stories of “Spirit Legends” take place. Picture a Titans of ancient Greek mythology facing down a weary pantheon and try to stop man’s destruction at the hands of Zeus. Imagine Aztec gods battling for supremacy in the city streets of your hometown. A Celtic legend will come out of the moonlight and rescue a woman from her murderous husband, and the ghost of a young girl will exact her retribution against the man who murdered her father.

This anthology explores that which lies beyond this mortal coil, with a multitude of pantheons represented, including Greek, Incan, Celtic, Christian, Native American and Norse. There are tales of sadness and despair, of retribution and triumph. Mixed into every story is an expression of humanity that often touches or torments the soul. Each one of us must face our own mortality, and we frequently choose to make our way through life connecting with things greater than ourselves to help overcome the travails and challenges of existence. In many respects, that's what “Spirit Legends” is all about. Whether you believe in God, a god or gods, or none of the above, the stories herein will take you to new notions of "the great beyond" and perhaps help you understand your own existence just a little better.

Once Upon a Spork

ONCE UPON A TIME

It’s a term so many of us know like the back of our hands, a phrase that promises magic and adventure, strange lands and wondrous creatures. Fairy tales play on our imaginations – we picture elves, wolves, and evil queens and wonder what we would do if confronted with such trials ourselves. Would we be brave like Gretel? Would we fight through thorns and dragons to reach our true loves? Would we be able to see past bewitched exteriors to the people inside?

In this collection, the members of the Spork Room writing community have taken a look at what Once Upon a Time means to them. In this volume, we present both old favorites revisited and new tales of the magical. Step inside and let us take you on a journey of adventure, magic, and mystery.

Why is the Alligator in the Tree?

Beware the alligator that lurks in the tree.

Alligators and trees need not be mutually exclusive. They can occupy the same space, no matter how unlikely that may seem.

In this collection of story and verse, the Sporkers, an aspiring group of writers, explore just what the alligator is doing in the tree.

How did the alligator end up in the tree? Perhaps a fearsome beast pursued it, leaving the tree as its only recourse. Maybe an experiment went awry and the befuddled reptile found itself in a new habitat. The alligator might be a state of mind or the victim of a most unusual punishment. Maybe it's not an alligator at all, but a more ominous green object. You won't know until you explore the various theories held within.

Archives

Seasons Eternal

Winter’s Night

Spirit Legends: Of Ghosts and Gods

Once Upon a Spork

Why is the Alligator in the Tree?

Books by Kit Campbell