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Anthologies

Maxwell’s short fiction appears in a variety of published anthologies across genres. Across these collections, his work often explores darker aspects of human psychology, the ways perspective shifts across different lives and experiences, the importance of communication, and the common ground that can exist even between people who seem deeply divided. ​​​Please note: The books on this page are intended for an adult audience.

Toxic (Unnerving: Twelve Unsettling Stories Plus One)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

 

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to provoke, rivet, and challenge brave readers.

 

Explore the disconcerting with stories from: Jennifer DiMarco, Joe Nasta, Gregor Fjellrev, Michelle Lee, Bree Indigo, Nathan Sykes, Lauren Patzer, J.W. Capek, Maxwell DiMarco, Marshall Miller, Marvin Vialle, Amber Rainey, and Pauline Ugalde.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Phobia (Unnerving: Twelve Unsettling Stories Plus One)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to provoke, rivet, and challenge brave readers.

 

Explore the disconcerting with stories from: Bree Indigo, Dakoda Foxx, Pauline Ugalde, Avery Kellam, Sami Ridge, Maxwell DiMarco, Michelle Lee, Joe Nasta, Marie Locker, Lauren Patzer, Daniel DiQuinzio, Jennifer DiMarco, and Marshall Miller.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Read responsibly.

 

$18.99 (paperback edition)

Nightfall (Unnerving: Twelve Unsettling Stories Plus One)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

 

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to provoke, rivet, and challenge brave readers.

 

Explore the disconcerting with stories from Daniel DiQuinzio, D.L. Fowler, Joe Nasta, Dakoda Foxx, Sami Ridge, Ellen Jordis Lewis, Maxwell DiMarco, Bree Indigo, Diane M. McPhee, Pauline Ugalde, Lauren Patzer, Marshall Miller, and Jennifer DiMarco.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Wicked (Unnerving: Twelve Unsettling Stories Plus One)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

 

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to provoke, rivet, and challenge brave readers.

Explore the disconcerting with stories from David Mecklenburg, Jennifer DiMarco, Maxwell DiMarco, Bree Indigo, Michelle Lee, Marshall Miller, J.W. Capek, Lauren Patzer, James Lowell Snyder, Gregor Fjellrev, Angela Faro, Pauline Ugalde, and C.M. Kane.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Eclipse (Unnerving: Twelve Unsettling Stories Plus One)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to provoke, rivet and challenge brave readers.

Explore the disconcerting with stories from Lauri Boren, Hiromi Cota, J.W. Capek, Jennifer DiMarco, Maxwell DiMarco, Bree Indigo, C.M. Kane, Michelle Lee, David Martyn, David Mecklenburg, Susan Nordman, Lauren Patzer, and James Lowell Snyder.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Descent (Unnerving: Twelve Stories for a Monthly Dose of Shivers)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

 

In this annual edition of the provocative horror anthology from Blue Forge Press, find twelve stories (plus one) to keep you up at night throughout the year. Explore the unsettling with stories from established and emerging authors: Jennifer DiMarco, Maxwell DiMarco, Amber Rainey, J.W. Capek, Mark Robjin, Michelle Lee, Angela Faro, Lauren Patzer, David Martyn, Bree Indigo, Marshall Miller, Kristie Gronberg, and David Mecklenburg.

 

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Please read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Monstrosity (Unnerving: Twelve Stories for a Monthly Dose of Shivers)

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Unsettling. Disquieting. Unnerving.

 

This annual collection from Blue Forge Press gathers thirteen stories—a story for each month of the year plus one—from diverse, thought-provoking authors unafraid to to provoke, rivet and challenge mature readers. Explore the disconcerting with stories from Maxwell DiMarco, Timber Philips, J.W. Capek, Marshall Miller, Bree Indigo, Jennifer DiMarco, Carrie Avery Moriarty, Eliza Loeb, Hiromi Cota, Kristie Gronberg, Angela Faro, Lauren Patzer, and David Mecklenburg.

Please note that the Unnerving stories include dark themes intended for mature audiences only. Please read responsibly.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

The Teatro di Freak Omnibus

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In an alternate world where ten percent of the population is born with a gene that mutates their bodies and abilities, the government divides the “freaks” into strains, requiring them to be tagged and registered. When six rebels decide to challenge the status quo, they open Teatro di Freak—the Theatre of Freaks—with weekly shows that spotlight their strange and fascinating abilities for sold-out crowds of humans both horrified and mystified by the outcasts. Is ringleader Helena strong enough to do whatever it takes to keep her troupe together? Or will their secrets, politics and the power of the Registry force a final curtain call?
  
The Teatro di Freak Omnibus includes five all-new stories set in the Teatro di Freak universe including the original comic, "Zofi: Tomorrow Rising," that takes place after season two of the show. Fans of Teatro di Freak will also find a character gallery, an excerpt of the graphic novel, a gallery of the card game, and an official timeline.

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Super: Unexpected Heroes Arise

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Heroes are those who believe they can.

Super: Unexpected Heroes Arise is an anthology of stories that will help people rethink who and what a hero is. The collection celebrates our decades of fighting for equality and shattering misconceptions. It celebrates learning that despite all the things that divide us, we’re still ultimately more alike than we are different from one another.

Heroes are the people we encourage, the people we support. Heroes are those who believe they can.

$16.99 (paperback edition)

The Mighty Pen

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What are the tools of a storyteller? Our minds and voices, certainly, sometimes even our bodies. But human beings are innovative and adaptable at their cores and very early in our history we discovered other ways to share our stories—horse-hair brushes, quills, typewriters, pens, and even computers.

 

The Mighty Pen collects stories from fourteen unique and diverse writers that explore the idea of storytelling and the tools we use. But these are not dry tales of musty writers scribbling down worn out prose. The Mighty Pen features romance, surrealism, horror, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery. After all, storytellers—and their tools—come in limitless variety. Presenting all-new, original works from Donna Lee Anderson, Norm Bowler, J.W. Capek, Chris Davis, Maxwell DiMarco, David Mecklenburg, Noel Meredith, Marshall Miller, Carrie Avery Moriarty, Lauren Patzer, Amber Rainey, and Mark Robyn.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

Tales of the Slug

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Change the way you see slugs!

Bawdy, hilarious, young adult, very adult, illustrated, epic, and even poetic, fifteen talented and versatile authors have crafted fiction, sci-fi, and fantasy stories with a slug in a pivotal role. Offering a tip-of-the-hat to their beautiful (but very wet!) Pacific Northwest origins, Tales of the Slug will make readers laugh and their hearts pound. Rarely has a collection of stories been so entertaining on so many different levels.

With stories from Maxwell DiMarco, Andrew Dolbeck, Alan Searle, Janice Clark, John Dimes, Frederick J. Masterman, Mary Stuart Jacobi, Angie Ruth, Pamela K. Taylor, Roberta Gregory, Roger L. Johnson, Kelly Madden, E.J. Angel, Marshall Miller, and Lauren Patzer.

 

$16.99 (paperback edition)

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