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April Signature Author Feature: Space Pioneer 1 by Dolores Esteban

Welcome to April's Signature Author Feature! I'm obviously featuring one of our Classic authors this month, and this oldie but goodie, might have escaped you. Dolores posted Space Pioneer 1 way back in 2014, so I wanted to bring it back now for your reading enjoyment. It features two of my favorite themes, Ancient Egypt and space!  Length: 50,140 Description: On his trip to Mars, Jeff's shuttle gets dragged through space by an alien spaceship that is performing a space jump. The
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March Signature Feature: Pardon my Polari by Dodger

Length: 12,647 Description: The story of Anthony Larkin, his struggle against injustice, and the evolution of gay rights in the UK. The characters in this story occasionally converse in Polari—a secret slang adopted by gay men in the UK during the fifties and sixties to evade prosecution. The Polari words are in italics, and translations are provided in the chapter end notes. A Reader said: A very realistic look back at one of the darker parts of UK history. There is humour, t
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February Signature Feature: Clouded Purity by Cynus

What do you do when you love something or someone so much that you have to make the hardest decisions of all? This story is Book 2 in Cynus' series, The Trial, so I really recommend you read them all in order if you enjoy fantasy work in order to be able to understand this one. But it's worth it!  Description: Eight centuries before Salidar thulu-Khant's reign, the world was much different. Technology, not magic, defined the world, though political machinations and civil unrest had pu
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January Signature Author Feature: Shared Blankets by Comicality

Who doesn't love snuggling under the blankets with someone? Whether it's hot or cold where you are, I think we could all use a little... moment. Check out how Comicality shared these characters enjoying their time during the 2020 Anthology themed "The Storm".  Length: 8,264 Description: Max is currently at home alone during the big snow storm of 2011, Chicago's 'Snowpocalypse'! But his friend, Cedric lives just across the courtyard in the same apartment complex! What will they do
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December Signature Excerpt: Button by Cole Matthews

It's our last excerpt of the month, so I had to make sure I picked a good one for this month's Feature from Monday: Button by Cole Matthews! I know this is a longer story than the last few months, but it's worth it, right? Plus with the chapters being vignettes, you can take breaks if you need to. I hope you enjoy Button. Want to read more? Click here
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December Signature Feature: Button by Cole Matthews

Can you believe it's the last month of 2025 already? We're at our last feature and I wanted to focus on a story that I think would showcase what could be considered a gift. What's better than the gift of Button to his dads? Check out this story by Cole Matthews if you never have before!  Length: 77,806 Description: Button is a little boy who was dropped on his father's doorstep. Watch as he and his two dads grow with each passing year. A Reader Said: Cole Matthews has writte
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November Signature Feature: Save Tonight by CassieQ

November is a month when we focus on family in the US. Sometimes it's the thing that holds us together, sometimes it's the thing that breaks us... and sometimes it's both. All I can say is bring your tissues when you read Save Tonight, if you haven't already, or you can't pass up another read like I couldn't!  Length: 5,911 Description: 'What do you want?' A wish reluctantly made, urged on by his little girl, brings Gavin something unexpected. A Reader Said: Written in 2013
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October Signature Excerpt: I.D. by CarlHoliday

Did you catch Monday's feature of I.D. by CarlHoliday? This short story can really catch you in the feels, in so many different ways. Seriously, it's a gamut of emotions, but if I tell you what they are, I might give away too much, so you'll have to read the story to feel them for yourself. If I haven't tempted you yet, check out this excerpt below.  Want to read more? Click here
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October Signature Feature: ID by CarlHoliday

When I read this story, it honestly spooked me... so what better month to feature it than October? Do you remember this anthology feature from 2021 written by one of our Signature authors? Check it out! I.D. by @CarlHoliday Length: 3,071 Description: At the time it seemed a good idea, but how it played out nearly cost Charlie his life. He had the big ranch, but his wife had died and all the kids didn't want anything to do with ranching. So he decided to sell and move into the
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September Signature Feature: One Hundred Forty-Five Candles by Aditus

I felt a bit of a kinship with this story, being as I like food challenge shows, and September happens to be my anniversary with August my birthday... and those often get mixed together due to hunting season, lol. Trust me, the story is FAR better as you learn the reason for all the candles!  Length: 1,813 Description: What's better than one reason to celebrate? Two reasons. Victor and Peter will explain in an interview for the cooking blog Stirring the Pot why they decorated the
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August Signature Author Feature: On the Grass by AC Benus

This story so evokes feelings of nostalgia, even though my age is not close to those of the story, but that's just how good the word craft is. This vignette, a peek into a life that was lived though a different lens, should not be missed!  Length: 9,880 Description: An itinerant photographer stops by the one town he’s avoided for the last twenty years. What is it he hopes to encounter there? What is this ‘one last thing’ he feels he has to do? A Reader Said: If you like hist
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July Signature Author Feature: Christmas Confidential by Valkyrie

Well, it's July... and what's more fitting than a Christmas in July feature? I couldn't think of anything, so that's what you get! This month I'm bringing you a story that's really a series of stories written by Valkyrie (along with Aditus) that you should read now if you're craving a little holiday cheer.  Length: 14,024 Description: Gabe Murray is on a mission to deliver holiday cheer on behalf of a mysterious benefactor.  We'd tell you who it is, but that's confidential.  
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June Signature Feature: Spirit of Fire by Stellar

For some June is a month where it heats up, others it's a month of change... so this story is perfect! Then again, those are just a few tidbits on the surface, and if you've ever read a novel by Stellar, you know there's so much more underneath. Why not sink into this LONG story posted a few years ago? Length: 196,536 Description: With a life that is almost painfully normal and unremarkable, 16 year old Torsten has no reason to believe in anything out of the ordinary. Then, a ser
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May Signature Author Feature: Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens

This month I thought I'd feature something light with variety... like my weather today as I set up this blog which has been hail, rain, sun, rain, clouds, sun, rain, sun, sun, sun... seriously?! I hope you will enjoy @Parker Owens options a lot more!  Length: 2,774 Description: A collection of poems for NaPoWriMo 2024. A reader said:  You sure know how to paint a picture. ~weinerdog   If you want to spread the word about Parker Owen's submission, download the graph
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