Desperate Journeys holds six short stories from Ryan Macklin:
Cracks in Marble, where a gargoyle made to protect humans falls in love with one
What a Mother Will Do, set in a distant future where refugees struggle for survival in their exodus
Stories from Finis: A Book of Endings, humorous tales told in a "choose your own adventure" fashion
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ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HAPPY ENDING. Fifteen-year-old Ki doesn't care what half of the nine gods say. She will not let her parents die to save the Four Lands. Tavk, the trickster god, agrees to protect her parents as long as she completes his missions. For the promise of a happy ever after, Ki evolves into an infamous demonic fighter and tries to ignore her fading humanity and growing loneliness. ... [click here for more]