© James Pyles

Another of the Cloaked Press anthologies containing a short story of mine has arrived, Winter of Wonder. This edition has the theme “superhuman.”

What does it mean to be ‘Superhuman’? Not just super powers or flashy costuming. What lies beneath the surface? What makes the psyche tick? Fourteen authors from the Cloaked Press Family explore this theme in our first Winter of Wonder anthology. Join them as they explore strange alien worlds, yet find some humanity within its monstrous inhabitants. Come along with an assassin long due for retirement, and a bounty hunter pushing his luck far beyond his competitors. Magical weapons and magical tapestries abound, while one incredible man serves a wife he didn’t choose. Meet those who chose not to blindly follow protocol and serve, be that from a teacher, a friend and former lover, or the Queen Goddess herself. Superheroes are sometimes not what they seem, and sometimes allies come from unexpected places.

My Christmas, superhuman, horror tale “That Which Burns” is contained within. A teenager girl with pyrokinetics, a manipulative psychiatrist hoping to make his career from exploiting her, and the terrible danger this represents. Find out more by buying and reading Winter of Wonder. Don’t forget to leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads.