The Great Swamp began intermittently, patches of dry land spotted with pines and palmettos appearing among stretches of tea-colored water...

Ten minutes later we arrived at Jiadan Prosthetics. To say the sprawling office and manufacturing facility was huge would be a lie. It...

Clarence Young, a.ka. Zig Zag Claybourne has been one of my favorite authors ever since I read Brother Jetstream: Leviathan. That book...

Leviathan © Story 2008 by MVmedia Leviathan of flesh and steel Racing through streets Soaring comet of technological genius His fists...

(Art by Jude Smith https://judesmith.cgsociety.org/) Jay Squad reached Hill 472 at 0800 hours. The shadow from the Torrent Mountains...

The journey to Meji began almost thirty years ago. Not long after I decided to educate myself on African history, traditions and...

I've known Ed Hall almost as long as I've been writing. We met, if I recall correctly, at a panel for the Decatur Book Festival. That was...

There are few readers that have read more Black Indie Speculative Fiction or is more supportive than Tina Hurd Winston. Tina is an avid...

The Night of Lights celebration began at sundown in Summerhill and Synthia was prepared. She rode the elevator to the first floor,...

I've been a Black Indie Speculative Fiction author and publisher for 13 years. Over those years I've met a lot of other Black authors...

Here's another story from my upcoming story collection, Muscadine Wine. Coot rolled up the legs of his coveralls then pushed the johnboat...

Kesi’s camp gradually grew into a village. Her crew had cleared a substantial amount of the surrounding bush and built permanent homes...

Kesi and Tukufu watched the boat approached. There were eight men, all armed. As they came closer, Kesi’s heart dropped. Amaziah Tembo,...

One week after finding the Faint Star, Kesi and others entered the waters of Kawa. The baharia kept a vigilante watch as they sailed into...

Danuja woke alone in darkness. The dhow creaked as always, rising and falling with the ocean’s pulse. She sat up at the edge of her bunk,...

Here's my story from Dark Universe: The Bright Empire. Pandare Grimes, marabout of the planet Eritia, must decide where his loyalties...

My journey to Wakanda began two years ago when I received a call from fellow author Glenn Paris. He told me there was going to be a Black...

Kesi was struggling with the anchor when she heard approaching footfalls. Her hand fell to her sword hilt. She looked up into the worried...

The three days leading up to the visit to the sultan’s palace were a whirlwind for Kesi. In addition to organizing, distributing and...

Diogo opened his eyes and attempted to scratch an arm that was not there. He jumped up in his straw bed, looked to his left and cursed....