A young woman alone in the big city, a mobster looking to make a fresh start, an old monster hunter with one last job to do, a magical grocery store where love grows like tomatoes on a vine... These are just some of the people and places you'll meet in "Empty Hearts," a new collection of stories by Mark Finn. Set in and around the magic-steeped city of San Cibola, the characters come to life in Finn's deft prose with humor, warmth, and compassion. Even the unlikeable people have strange and fascinating stories that make them compelling. The stories in Empty Hearts all turn on the theme of...

The mysterious stranger on the side of the road doesn't know much, but he's pretty sure he's not Elvis. The baby with wings driving the car has his own set of problems, but that won't keep him from helping a fellow traveler out. Now they are on a journey of discovery in the only thing that makes sense to either of them: a 1963 Pink Cadillac... One of the cornerstones of the San Cibola shared universe is finally available again Originally printed in "Gods New and Used," this is the updated and revised story of Aaron King and what happens when he accepts a ride with the God of Love.

Sam Bowen is half-shaman, half-witch, and all rogue. He has wandered all over the country on a desperate quest: to find the source of the curse that has destroyed his family and reverse it, if he can. Now, in the magic-steeped city of San Cibola, he may finally uncover the answers he seeks.
As Bowen comes to grips with his new home in San Cibola's Chinatown, strange obligations to his adopted family put him in harm's way over and over again. Will Bowen master the dangers of the big city, or will his personal demons overwhelm him?
"Year of the Hare" is a fast, action-packed,...

Larry, D.J. Burt and Turk have barely recovered from the events surrounding MagicCon (including Larry's miraculous weight loss and the fact that he got a date with a girl) when they hear tell of a fabulous treasure: buried deep in heart of Phoenix, Arizona-soon to be ex-headquarters of Gamesmen, Ltd, the makers of the LegendMasters role-playing game-there lies a cache of misprinted (and decidedly pornographic) adventure modules, worth a small fortune on the collector's market. And Larry Croft wants to get them before they disappear forever. The Con-Dorks are back, and this time, they are on...

The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2. Articles by Lee Breakiron (The Cromlechers, on the fanzine the Cromlech), and Jeffrey Shanks on theosophy in the works of Robert E. Howard. The journal ends with a book review by Mark Finn.

Sam Bowen, hedge wizard and troubleshooter-for-hire, has managed to successfully navigate the dangers of San Cibola's Chinatown, fulfill his obligations to his adopted family, and tame a couple of his personal demons. There's just one thing remaining: that nagging curse hanging over his head that will destroy his whole family if he doesn't figure out how to reverse it. It's too bad that Bowen has other distractions to deal with; feuding with Robert Stonehill, playing poker with dead authors and meeting other Neighborhood personalities is keeping him up at night. If getting shot with Cupid's...

Life is pretty sweet for Larry Croft and his friends; he's got a good job and a beautiful girl friend who more or less "gets him;" D.J. McGuinness is the manager at a comic book store and just about to move into a new apartment, Burt Vaughn is doing well at school and in his personal life, and Fred "The Turk" Terkington is, well, still a virgin. Angry and jealous over his friends' good fortune, Turk retreats to the Internet and finds a kindred spirit in Rhonda Halsey, one of the Sisters who happens to be best friends with Holly Day and the other women in his friends' lives. Their secret...