KR Willoughby

In a world where young adults manifest superpowers as they mature, Pax has recently gained the ability to shapeshift. They talk about the hardships that shifters face, and contemplate whether or not they will register their powers with the government as they are required to.

Chick-Fil-a is now open until midnight! Two workers hold down the fort while they wait for the clock to strike twelve and send them home. If only their manager would release them early. If only that weird guy would quit coming in with his bizarre order. If only the clock would actually change. Why isn't the clock changing? Where is the manager? And why does this freak keep ordering fruit on a sandwich?

The Roxie Victorious Memorial Drag and Burlesque show is underway, and the deceased drag icon's friends and loved ones have gathered to reminisce and pay their respects with touching tributes for the dearly departed. But tensions rise when Roxie's estranged brother crashes the party, stirring up painful memories and driving a wedge between friends. Is it too late to make amends? Or can redemption be found in the arms of chosen family?

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide, self-harm, alcohol/prescription abuse, homophobia, and transphobia.

A guy wakes up in a Taco Bell-shaped purgatory, finding himself seated with a scruffy ferryman named Chalupa. As they wait for the order that will determine whether he is meant for Heaven or Hell, he recounts his life and ponders how to move on from past mistakes.

A young bride gets cold feet the day before her wedding, but she has one more thing to say to her Maid of Honor before she leaves—if her spurned friend is willing to listen.

Two princesses meet to discuss their respective experiences with a sleeping curse, and learn they have more in common than they thought.

When a tragic accident takes Samantha away, Katherine and Michael - her wife and brother, who also happen to be each others' exes - must find a way to pick up the pieces. As they reflect on happier times and struggle to adjust to life without her, the two must learn to move past their tense history to find solace in each other and keep moving forward. A story about loss, grief, and the comfort found in community when death leaves its mark.

Cyndy had a hard enough time telling her family she’s a lesbian, she does not want to try to explain polyamory to them. So, rather than come out once again, her two partners — Maggie and Pen, a wilderness guide and a middle school science teacher — take turns coming home with her for major holidays. But when her sister’s boyfriend gets a job offer in Scotland, Maggie and Pen’s schedules leave Cyndy without a date to an incredibly last-minute wedding. Confronted with a thunderstorm, an off-white wedding dress, a mischievous cousin, and a lingering crush on the Maid of Honor, Cyndy finds the only two people who could complicate matters further are suddenly free — and they’re both on their way.

A vampire trying to con their way into a house. A zombie and his girlfriend covering up a crime scene. A ghost story competition with an eerie twist. All while the wolves howl in the distance...What do small-town monsters get up to on All Hallows' Eve? As it turns out, a great number of things. And there may be more monsters in our midst than we thought...

This anthology explores the things that happen in small towns through the lens of classic horror monsters, confronting us with the monsters-and the humanity-in each of us.