Standing at the threshold, he searched the darkness. He couldn’t see anything, but that didn’t mean something wasn’t there, lurking outside the reach of light. Watching. Waiting. He knew it was out there. He’d seen it. And it’d seen him . . . Continue Reading

We offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who submitted to Appalachia Bare’s Folklore Short Story Contest! Each story was well-crafted, well-told, and highly entertaining. Such great tales made our decisions very challenging.Continue Reading

It has been our great pleasure to have met and published so many impressive and talented people. And we are grateful for each and every one of you—our submitters, subscribers, readers, perusers, and scrollers. In these five years, we have . . . Continue Reading