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A professional editor of over one hundred and fifty novels, Annetta Ribken has also been writing since a tender young age, when letters were chiseled on stone tablets. A precocious student, Annetta earned her Ph.D in the School of Hard Knocks, with honors, in the early Age of Disco. She lives and works just outside of St. Louis with her evil feline overlord, a rescued shelter cat named Athena.

22 cards…each an individual splinter of the human psyche. 22 writers…honing each splinter into a story of triumph and decay, arrogance and humility. Stories of the brightest lights and the darkest corners of the weirdest minds. 22 cross-genre worlds. 22 portals into the Universal. Only one way to get there. Come with us. Cross the portals. The Universal awaits. REVIEWERS ARE RAVING: "... this project was a great read. There was not a single tale I did not enjoy, and that is quite a feat given that there were twenty-two stories in all. ...ALLEGORIES OF THE TAROT is the genuine article - a five star read." -John Dolan, author "All twenty-two stories in this volume are, in a word, superb. I found myself scouring the Internet as I read it; every story made me want to go find more work by its author. The ultimate compliment I can give Allegories is to say that when I finished it, I thought how I envy those who haven’t read it yet." -Lisa Millraney "Allegories of the Tarot Anthology is a magical book. Magic that will keep you turning the pages. There are muses, demons, psychics, evil, and more! I shivered, I laughed and I even cried. Magic, I tell you. Magic. Absolutely loved all the stories. I can't say it enough--I loved it!" -Julia Affleck "Reviewing an anthology is slightly more difficult than discussing a book or comic because the tone varies from author to author. However, Allegories somehow flowed together as a well-matched whole. The project ended up feeling like several beads strung together to form a beautiful necklace that were more amazing for being paired together." - Jodi Scaife Table of Contents Peter Giglio-The Fool Lon Prater-The Magician Billie Sue Mosiman-The High Priestess Spike Marlowe-The Empress Kris Austen Radcliffe-The Emperor Jessica McHugh-The Hierophant Eden Baylee-The Lovers Annetta Ribken-The Chariot Rochelle Maya Callen-Strength Red Tash-The Hermit MeiLin Miranda-The Wheel of Fortune Catie Rhodes-Justice Matthew Bryan-The Hanged Man Timothy Smith-Death Anne Chaconas-Temperance Patti Larsen-The Devil Jordan L. Hawk-The Tower Samantha Henderson-The Star J.H. Sked-The Moon Tristan J. Tarwater-The Sun Jennifer Wingard-Judgment Laura Eno-The World

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

No matter what it takes. As the front desk manager of a hotel on the edge of Zombietown, Pallas is used to dealing with angry centaurs, surly trolls, and zombie housekeepers. The trouble really starts when one of her guests ends up dead. But that's not her only problem. A cop with an attitude – can he be trusted to be more than just a pain in her ass or does he have a more sinister agenda? A new Guest Services Manager, out for her job and ready to sacrifice anyone in his way – what does he really want? The attractive maintenance guy, endangering the promise she made out of necessity to the Goddess Athena – does he know more than he's telling? A mermaid diva, whose show at the Sparkling Butterfly must go on – or else. Pallas needs to find the killer, and fast, or she'll lose her job, her home, and the ragtag family she's adopted out of her crew of "critters". In the course of the investigation Pallas uncovers connections to a nasty Oddities dealer deep in the heart of Zombietown, forcing her to expose a trauma from her past which could threaten her future. With everyone and everything she loves in danger, the promise made to the Goddess Athena may well damn her if she breaks it, but she is bound and determined to save her friends, her home, and everything she's built. No matter what it takes.

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The thing you gotta remember is the Queen of the Trailer Park title has been held by the womenfolk of my family for three decades. So for me, Sally Mae Riddley, the pressure was on. And I was really motivated, see, because of the goat. I'll get to that. She gets to that and a whole lot more. Sally Mae Riddley is running into all kinds of problems. First, she has to secure the title and tiara not only to uphold the family tradition and keep her mama happy, but she has to deal with an unusual goat and Mad Hattie, the swamp witch. What seems like a simple matter becomes quite complicated in this hilarious novella about a unique young woman.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

A volume of short stories and flash fiction that reflects the human condition through narrative and fantasy elements. "I dare you to explore your deepest feelings in the pages of this book and see if you’ll ever be free of them again." ~ From the introduction by Patti Larsen, award-winning and bestselling YA author of The Hayle Coven Novels "Ms. Ribken combines meticulous form with imaginative story-telling. Her work should be studied for anyone who wishes to write great short stories." ~Eden Baylee, Author of "Stranger at Sunset" "You finish the collection feeling beaten, satisfied, and somehow ashamed for having spent your time there. And you are amazed that someone had the experience to know such pain and the sensitivity to make you feel it with her. "Each story hurts. And leaves its mark." ~John M. Ford

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Category: Literature & Fiction