Welcome to the Cover Reveal for TexArcana: A Collection of Fantasy Short Stories! It’s set to be released June 17,2024!
Cover of TexArcana: A Collection of Fantasy Short Stories. The image depicts Death Riding on a White Horse in Texas.
TexArcana is Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!
Expected Publication Date: June 17, 2024
Genre: Fantasy Short Stories set in Texas
What happens when Texans encounter ghosts or when they stumble into mysterious underground lairs? What secrets lurk in the tall prairie grass on a dark night? What darkness might emerge from Texas' bloody past?
From spine-chilling tales of monsters, ancient orichas, and antediluvian horrors to light-hearted stories of wayward teens and library covens, TexArcana is a collection of twelve fantasy short stories from various authors, all set in Texas. These stories reflect some of the magic and mystique of Texas, from its days as a rugged frontier up to its dynamic present.
About the Authors
Alexis Lantgen is a writer, teacher, and classical musician. She loves Renaissance Faires and all things science fiction and fantasy. Her short stories have appeared in Kzine, the Gallery of Curiosities, Phantaxis, Red Sun Magazine, and Swords and Sorcery Magazine, and her nonfiction articles have appeared in Renaissance Magazine. Alexis collected her science fiction stories into her first book, Sapience, and her fantasy stories into her second book, Saints and Curses. She lives with her husband, her two children, a fluffy goofball dog, and two very patient cats in Texas.
Sarah Mensinga is currently writing and illustrating a graphic novel series for Amulet Books. She’s the author of Shimmerdark, Currently, and The Box, and has illustrated several books, including Everyone Belongs, Flipping Forward Twisting Backwards, The Trillium Sisters series, and the New York Times Bestseller, Different: A Great Thing to Be. Sarah’s short stories have appeared in several comic anthologies, including Flight 4 and Flight 5. She’s also worked on animated movies and TV shows. Born in Canada, Sarah now lives in Texas with her husband and three kids. Find more of her work at sarahmensinga.com.
Lamont A. Turner's work has appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies, and podcasts. His first collection of short stories, Souls In A Blender is available on Amazon and Godless Horrors. His second collection, Bleeding Out In The Rain will be released in early 2023. He can be found on Twitter @LamontATurner1
Robert Bagnall was born in Bedford, England, in 1970. He has written for the BBC, national newspapers, and government ministers. Five of his stories have been selected for the annual ‘Best of British Science Fiction’ anthologies. He is the author of sci-fi thriller 2084 - The Meschera Bandwidth and two anthologies, each of which collects 24 of his eighty-odd published stories. He can be contacted via his blog at meschera.blogspot.com.
J. C. Alegria, a retired airline pilot, was raised in both Latin America and the United States. His previous publishing credits include two cover-feature aviation articles for FLYING magazine and the horror short stories Ghoul is my Copilot (Murky Depths, 2008), Cathedral (Tell Tale Press, 2019), and The Strange Death of Ebenezer Scrooge (Silver Shamrock, 2019). He also has two novel-length manuscripts ready to fly; the first is a horror/thriller with wickedly ruthless characters and the other is an aviation-based adventure story set during the Sandinista Revolution of 1979, a tale which takes a hard, unflinching look at greed and the cold brutality of Man. An avid reader and huge fan of spooky tales, he lives somewhere in the woods of western Pennsylvania, where he is currently working on his next story. Usually at night.
Heinrich von Wolfcastle is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. His work has appeared in multiple anthologies and magazines. Most recently, you can hear his story “Things in the Attic” presented on the Scare You to Sleep podcast and read his story "The Ones in Between" in Blackberry Blood. Though he lives the life of a recluse, he has been known to emerge from the shadows for Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween night.
Brad Cullen Fleetwood is a writer and award-winning filmmaker from Houston, Texas. His journalism work has appeared in newspapers, and on the sites Bloody Disgusting and Rue Morgue. He spends his nights writing and his days with his beautiful wife Brittany, daughter Maddison, and son Devereaux. He does not sleep.
Marin J. Severn is the author of Backpackers Can Have It All, Vampire Vespa, Ferning Frenzy: Finding the Finest Fronds, and the innovative poetry/maze/papercraft/recipe collection, Aenigma! When she’s not writing, she enjoys trying to look directly into zoo animal’s eyes, making polymer clay miniatures of everyday items, and attending regattas. She shares her robust life with her ginger cat, Tickertape, elderly parrot, Simplicia, and ornery lizard, Rogers Hammerstein. Sometimes she grudgingly works a day job to earn money. Good luck finding her on social media; she is illusive… mysterious! Smoke bomb! Gone!
Will Phillips is the cofounder and scholar of the Dallas Renaissance Sword Guild. He studies and teaches 16th century Bolognese sword traditions, focusing on single handed sword and companion weapons.
About the Illustrator
Jimena Rodriguez Barcelo was born in Mexico City and is now living in Dallas, Texas. She is a self-taught traditional artist who specializes in realism, with a focus on portraits and anatomy.
About the Cover Designer
David Farmer is a three-time Daytime Emmy nominated motion graphics artist living and working out of Dallas, TX. He studied at the University of Texas Dallas, obtaining his BA in Art and Technology. He has been a working artist for over a decade, with experience as a 3D artist in the video game industry and making motion graphics for advertising and broadcast television. He lives with his wife, two children, and two overweight cats. When not working, David enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and spending time with his family, among many other hobbies.