Human Tales

Be Wary and Beware....

There are tales that every parent knows and must pass on to their child...

Tales of warning and terror...of those who break their vows and kill for no reason other than malice.

Tales of saving the lovely princess from a prince that is much less than charming...and what it takes to bring her home, of rescuing babes from parents not fit to raise them, and the reason no supernatural can truly win a bargain with such vile creatures.

These are Human Tales.

Tales by: Ivan Ewert, Matthew McFarland, Seanan McGuire, Ari Marmell, Chuck Wendig, Sara M. Harvey, Spencer Ellsworth, Ryan Macklin, Jess Hartley, Shannon Page, Dylan Birtolo, Deborah Brannon, Alma Alexander, Renee Stern, David Lee Summers, James Sutter, Nathan Crowder.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction by Jennifer Brozek

TELLING THE TALE

Bloody Spindle by Ivan Ewert

Caleb by Matthew McFarland

Riddles by Seanan McGuire

Tithe by Ari Marmell

The Toll by Chuck Wendig

Skin Deep by Sara M. Harvey

The Ifrit’s Trial by Spencer Ellsworth

Cracks in Marble by Ryan Macklin

Hunger’s Child by Jess Hartley

LIVING THE TALE

Bane by Shannon Page

The Human and the Sea Spirit by Dylan Birtolo

A Tithe for Homecoming by Deborah Brannon

Color by Alma Alexander

A Mother’s Choice by Renee Stern

The Griffin’s Tail by David Lee Summers

Holding the Line by James Sutter

The Price of Cream by Nathan Crowder