Come on an adventure! Within these pages you'll find yourself battling with faeries against evil, waking on an unfamiliar planet, fighting for survival after an apocalypse, having the strangest conversation with aliens half your size, uncovering mysteries, opening doors to other dimensions, and so much more!

Edited & Compiled by YA author Rachael Ritchey, these short stories are a compilation of entries to the ASF Short Story Contest by seasoned and new authors across the globe. While style and culture vary widely across these adventures, one thing will stand out: the resilience of the human spirit.

Come home to a small-town Christmas through the ages...

The close-knit community of Homewood, Minnesota might not even be a dot on most maps. But from its earliest settlement to the present day, a warm Christmas welcome and a shining Moravian star have been its hallmarks of the holiday...

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He was willing to do anything.

Talk about anything, they said.

She hadn’t ever done anything.

You can do anything.

In this heartwarming collection, thirteen Christian authors weave tales both historical and contemporary in a variety of imaginative settings...

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Everything was falling apart.

In everything give thanks.

Everything works together for good.

Jesus is my everything.

In this heartwarming collection, twenty-one Christian authors weave tales both historical and contemporary in a variety of imaginative settings...

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“Hope,” I thought. “What a small word for such a big thing.”

The broken world groans. Oh, for a beacon of light! Where is something to live for—to kindle the spark of excitement, to calm the heart, to impart love, joy, and peace—and perhaps to shine the light of God’s glory on earth as in heaven?

Hope....

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What does joy mean to you?

In this anthology, more than thirty Christian writers tackle this question in poems, allegories, and short stories. Is joy a feeling? A state of the heart? A person? Can it coexist with heartache? Can it be found in a new baby? In having the best possessions money can buy? In finding the right relationships?

Come with us and get to know a wide array of characters who encounter joy in their lives and learn to find it in unexpected places....

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NO CLUE.

No clue what to write about. No clue what to do. No clue to the mystery. No clue what’s going on. No clue where we are. No clue how to fulfill my calling. No clue why I’m the one chosen. No clue who she is… who he is… or who I am.

No Clue showcases the works of twenty-five Christian female authors both experienced and new. Enjoy sampling its wide variety of genres ranging from historical to contemporary, mystery to speculative, poetry to allegory, spy to children’s fiction, and more.

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Honoring the Mercy of the Savior

Mercy. Forgiveness. Hope.

In the conclusion of the Seize the World collection of anthologies.

Bringing you stories of mercy, forgiveness, hope, and pointing toward the One who offers them all, Seize the Moment is a tender and warm anthology meant to bring you a happy escape to a bookish world...

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This anthology is now out of print; see Wanted: A Typewriter for my short story.

This anthology is now out of print; see The Sound of Freedom  for my short story.

This anthology is now out of print; my short stories, Friends and Founders and One September Monday,  will be published as free short stories on my website.