Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Pinecone Turkey asked twelve talented writers to pick a month of the year and write a short story inspired by it. The results are this book.
January "The Open Gates" by Virginia Watson: The Roman God Janus confronts immortality.
February "La Petite Mort" by Benjamin Carr: Morty the Clown judges the Miss Georgia Sweetheart Pageant.
March "Yours, S" by Samantha Thomson LoCoco: Mildred faces life without her Sycamore.
April "The Shrug" by Sara Van Beckum: Body language can say so much.
May "Spring Green, WI" by Meg Cassidy: We are our sisters' keeper.
June "209" Myke Johns: Love and loss from the POV of the starter home.
July "Last July" Richard Etchison: The most important of road trips.
August "The Mother-f*cking Dutch" by Tallie Gabriel: The adventures of Danger McSexface in heaven.
September "In the Cool" by Jennifer Bowen: The One Hit Wonder wanders.
October "Legends" by Michael Owl: Some stories won't die.
November "The Secret Castle" by Virginia Underwood: Childhood protections crumble hard.
December "The Hostage of Penthos" by Steven Sanders: What secrets lie beneath the frozen lake?