Volume 0: Issue Two (add-on) : Discussion Thread

[Trisha]

We've always loved short stories.

We see many great ones in our literary pursuits, and we want to share them will you. So we brought our book passion to short fiction, and carefully gathered seven intense stories across 150 pages, all in one premium soft cover collection. Introducing Volume 0. Our first issue sold out, so we're back with Issue Two!

Darker. Edgier. Strange-er.

We like our stories intense, offbeat, and fun in a slightly naughty way. So expect bad behavior, adult themes, a little magic and a bit of menace. You might not like all of these stories. Some might even make you a bit uncomfortable. But we certainly don't think you'll be bored.

ISSUED: JULY 2024

[Trisha]

Story 1: Five Cherry Skittles

3/5

a cute story about break ups
(view spoiler)[ I liked her grandma - that she had good advice for doing not great things. She understood that sometimes not being the better person is what you need in the moment and she always knew how to handle a bad situation well (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 2: Exit Strategy

4/5

OOOH I love Lisa Unger

(view spoiler)[ this was a fun little dark story
I did wonder why she was with him
It's uncomfortable to think, that setting him up for a longer term goal. Heather biding her time to make it look natural. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 3: Inheritance

2.5/5

a post apocalyptic story.
(view spoiler)[ this one was interesting but not really compelling. about half way (so after maybe 10 pages), I was already a bit bored. The mc didn't make her story really compelling in a way that made me want to like her or save her.

meh, this one was just okay (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 4: Ricky

1/5

4 pages of odd story
(view spoiler)[ meh. what was the point of that one (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 5: Garth

3/5

this was an odd story about regret
(view spoiler)[ I felt really sad for the main character - she was wasting her life away wanting these old friends
and leaving her current life (her husband,kid) and possible new friends only to pine after these old friends - who she probably couldn't financially keep up with anyway

the ending was even sadder - when you found out what happened. It was a depressing story! lol I'm not sure what I got out of it (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 6: Hannahs

1/5

another short and odd one
(view spoiler)[ I'm just not sure what the point was. that he hasn't gotten over his first wife? that he's spiraling and probably needs help? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Story 7: The Malumbra

3/5

a strange story - and the only sci-fi one - but I did find myself curious and I liked this one

(view spoiler)[ huh. almost like having an angel or devil on your shoulder - was what I kept imagining
scary that they wanted them to kill people (children even) so they could go to some "heaven" type place. Yikes

it's sad they were able to get the team to worry about him and work to kill him
of course those things would want him dead - he could always spot them.

I wonder how this one turned out - if he made it out? If he had one pop over his shoulder?
I would have read more of this as a longer story (hide spoiler)]

[Theresa]

I'm finally getting around to reading this book.

Five Cherry Skittles. A short story about break ups and relationships.

3/5

[Theresa]

Exit Strategy. Wow. A story about death. Can you plan it? Should you?

4/5

[Theresa]

Inheritance: A futuristic post apocalyptic story.

2/5

[Theresa]

Ricky: I'm not really sure what this story was supposed to be about.

1/5

[Theresa]

Garth: A story about childhood friends who become estranged.

3/5

[Trisha]

ha! I love that our ratings are the same/similar!

[Theresa]

Hannah: Another story that other than the MC having a problem getting over his ex wife, I'm not sure what I was supposed to get out of it.

1/5

[Theresa]

The Malumbra: A sci-fi story that definintely made me think.

3/5

[Elsa]

Trisha wrote: "Story 5: Garth

3/5

this was an odd story about regret
I felt really sad for the main character - she was wasting her life away wanting these old friends
and leaving her current life (her husban..."

finally got around to read this one and a few others, but as for this one my take was ......she was needy and desperate for friends. What I think happened when a lot of females get into relationships they forget or put friends at the back burner and forget about them then when the newness or relationship goes wrong all their friends have moved on. I also can't believe she would (view spoiler)[sleep with a married man (hide spoiler)] doesn't matter how young and naive you are , wrong is wrong, no excuse for what she did. I did not like her at all. I kept saying in my mind "that's what you get" I gave it 5/5