Trash to Treasure is a collection of shorts stories resulting from the question, "What does a dinosaur, a pawnshop and graffiti have in common?" Fifteen authors took up the challenge and went in different directions. From the despair of a life that has sunk so low that a pawnshop is the only option, to the treasures to be found in one. From visiting a park that celebrates all that dinosaurs were, to life as one. From graffiti as a reflection of poverty and desperation, to an art form. Join us as we look at how trash can be transformed into treasure, physically and metaphorically.

Violet Hopes is a collection of short stories resulting from the question: "What do a violet (flower or color), something living turning to stone, ash or dust, and a sweet life have in common?" Collected here are the results from a group of those authors who took up the challenge. Seventeen authors. Less than thirty days. Each in a different direction. From a violet as a harbinger of ill to a beacon of hope. From dust being the end of a sweet live or the begging of one, to an unfortunate side effect. Join us as we look at how a life can be sweet and violet.