His life having crumbled, Blake Gladstone returns to his hometown of Santa Fe, where he tries settling back into the unsatisfying life he'd had before he left. It's here that he meets Denise, a pretty young blonde with a bag full of tricks, and th...

Collected here are twenty-four dark, quirky, eccentric stories. Trent Zelazny will surprise you, entertain you, and take you places you've never been before. A new strong, confident voice has arrived. Zelazny could have chosen to make a career of ...

When career criminal Jack Dempster gets caught and put away for five years in prison, he finds time to seriously reconsider his chosen line of work. Before he can make any serious decision, some old acquaintances track him down with a proposal. ...

When last in Santa Fe, Blake Gladstone took a darkly surreal ride with Denise Loreaux through the depths of grief and loss, disdain and obsession. With nowhere to go, he once again he finds himself destined for extinction. As the black curtains d...

Once a happy family man, Kealan now spends his days walking aimlessly and crashing in his friend's spare room. It never seems to matter how much he walks, because his shadow is always there. When he meets younger Valerie, an inquisitive and sensit...

It would be nice to live their life... Acclaimed short story by Trent Zelazny about taking fantasies too far. Originally published in The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories, Wilder Publications, 2009. Received an honorable mention in Best...

If you wake up to your wife gargling and it makes you think of Muppets, maybe you should stay home.