We had 68 stories in the Collector this week with 1 Debut. Please welcome Simon Towler to the community. The stories this week fall under 13 different genres, including one each in Crime, Noir, Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Western. What a wonderfully diverse community we have!

I don’t remember the last time we had more than 60 stories two weeks in a row. May is shaping up to be a prolific month. Keep up the great work!

As always, if your story is not in the listing below please go to the Collector and add the details. It will be in next week’s listing. ~Tim

The Stories

27 by Carrie Clevenger ~ @carrieclevenger ~ Slice of Life

42 The meaning of life by Steve Green ~ Unspecified

A Change Of Plans by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Horror

A Friendship by Richard Bon ~ @LiminalFiction ~ Slice of Life

A Theory Too Far Part 10 by Dan Waters ~ @Maulus ~ Mystery ~ Serial

Aftermath by Angie C. ~ @techtigger ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Best Intentions by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Humor

Big Enough by Michelle Ristuccia ~ @mrsmica ~ Magical Realism

Blood Brothers by Elisa Nuckle ~ @elisanuckle ~ Fantasy

Cara Mia by JC Rosen ~ @JCRosen ~ Slice of Life

Carving by Jen Brubacher ~ @jen_b ~ Unspecified

Clippy’s Revenge by John Wiswell ~ @Wiswell ~ Humor

Convention by Fernando H. Stevens ~ @FernandoHSteven ~ Unspecified

Cyotta Falls by Annie ~ @AnnieEvett ~ Western

Dandy in the Underworld by Elizabeth Myrddin ~ @emyrdd ~ Cross Genre

Death of the Cowboy by Tony Noland ~ @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy

Delirium by Cindy Vaskova ~ @Raptamei ~ Science Fiction

Dragonspy Rags by Aidan Fritz ~ @AidanFritz ~ Fantasy

Easter by Howard Litchfield ~ @Duchamps_Brides ~ Horror

Effort by Gail Aldwin ~ @gailaldwin ~ Slice of Life

Fairy Sacrifice by Fayne Riverdale ~ @FayneRiverdale ~ Fantasy

Fifteen reasons why we should stay together by Vincent Eaton ~ @#VincentEaton ~ Cross Genre

First Day by Tom Gillespie ~ @tom_gillespie ~ Slice of Life

Flutter by Rachel Carter ~ @rachcarter ~ Slice of Life

For The Dead Have Nothing To Lose by Kari Fay ~ @morganafiolett ~ Fantasy

Ghost Bus by Craig Smith ~ @CraigWFSmith ~ Horror

Horner for Hire: Mistress Mary by Austin Malone ~ Noir ~ Serial

Hospitality by JM Strother ~ @jmstro ~ Fantasy

Identity Theft by Anke Wehner ~ @Anke ~ Science Fiction

Impulse Control by Chris Munroe ~ @munsimunsi ~ Humor

Jane Doe by peggy ~ @peggywriter ~ Mystery

Let Them Eat Cake by Rob Smales ~ @RobSmales ~ Horror

Love and Need by Drew Payne ~ @drew_london ~ Slice of Life

Moon by Sylvia van Bruggen ~ @sylviavbruggen ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Mother Issues by Tim VanSant ~ @TimVanSant ~ Crime

New Start for an Underachieving Romantic by Chris Morton ~ @chrris9 ~ Slice of Life

Newsmagazine Story v2 by Katherine Hajer ~ @eyrea ~ Science Fiction ~ Serial

Nostalgia by Leigh Andrews ~ @leigh_andrews ~ Slice of Life

‘Of Royal Cabbages And Queens’ by Natalie Wood ~ @natalieiwood ~ Cross Genre

Old Moon by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Science Fiction

Open Wounds by Adam Byatt ~ @revhappiness ~ Slice of Life

Present by Denis Doran ~ Cross Genre

Scouts by Leonard White ~ @leonard_white ~ Urban Fantasy

Sticks and Stones by Jack Holt ~ @jackkholt ~ Science Fiction

Suspicious Minds by Clive Martyn ~ @clivem ~ Slice of Life

Taken by Helen A. Howell ~ @Helenscribbles ~ Horror

Teenage Kicks by Justin N Davies ~ @flyingscribbler ~ Unspecified

Testimony by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Horror

The Bachelor’s Party by Erik Gustafson ~ @Eriktiger ~ Horror

The Graduate by Marianne Su ~ @writerlouise ~ Slice of Life

The Man Who Was Eaten Away by Kathryn Eastman ~ @katheastman ~ Slice of Life

The Murder by Danielle La Paglia ~ @Dannigrrl5 ~ Horror

The Nick Of Time (and other abrasions): Route d’abbaye Track Fourteen – Golden Slumbers by Al Bruno III ~ @albruno3 ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

The Ostrich and the Doctor by Natalie Bowers ~ @nembow ~ Slice of Life

The Scarlet Heart Dragon by Sonya Clark ~ @sonyabclark ~ Fantasy

The Ship-Maker by T.J. McIntyre ~ @southernweirdo ~ Magical Realism

The Son She Loved Less by Andy Hollandbeck ~ @4ndyman ~ Unspecified

The Transformer by Brinda Banerjee ~ @modscheherzade ~ Fantasy

The Vagrant (Part 28) by Peter Newman ~ @runpetewrite ~ Science Fiction ~ Serial

The War by Icy Sedgwick ~ @icypop ~ Slice of Life

The Wizard’s Prophecy, Chapter 32 by JB Starre ~ @JBStarre ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Thou Shalt Not Covet by Catherine Russell ~ @ganymeder ~ Horror

Torchboy by Simon Towler ~ @EssayTee ~ Unspecified ~ Debut

Tugat haNefesh by J. Timothy King ~ @jtimothyking ~ Unspecified

Voices by Mrs G ~ @Mme_G ~ Unspecified

Voices- Friday Flash by Melissa L. Webb ~ @melissalwebb ~ Horror

When dealing with Pain by Nadine Maritz ~ @roguesavamp ~ Romance

Your Kung Fu’s Pretty Good, Old Man. You’re Not Too Bad, Either – Old Woman! by Stephen Hewitt ~ @ThoughtMonkeyZ ~ Humor

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