Table of Contents: EXIGENCIES edited by Richard Thomas

Here’s the table of contents for the upcoming short story collection, Exigencies, from Dark House Press, coming up in April, with gorgeous cover art by Daniele Serra and foreword by Chuck Wendig.

About the collection:

Exigencies is an anthology of 23 original neo-noir stories by emerging and established authors that blend literary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and crime in order to explore an exigency-a desire or need, a crisis, a tipping point. The writing is a hybrid of page turning narratives, layered introspection, and immersive settings, showcasing some of the best new writers of neo-noir.

Here’s the table of contents:

1. “Wilderness” by Letitia Trent
2. “Monster Season” by Joshua Blair
3. “Cat Calls” by Rebecca Jones-Howe
4. “Ceremony of the White Dog” by Kevin Catalano
5. “The Armadillo” by Heather Foster
6. “The Manuscript” by Usman T. Malik
7. “Single Lens Reflection” by Jason Metz
8. “The Mother” by Nathan Beauchamp
9. “Everything in Its Place” by Adam Peterson
10. “When We Taste of Death” by Damien Angelica Walters
11. “Figure Eight” by Brendan Detzner
12. “My Mother’s Condition” by Faith Gardner
13. “Fragile Magic” by Alex Kane
14. “The Eye Liars” by Sarah Read
15. “Searching for Gloria” by W. P. Johnson
16. “And All Night Long We Have Not Stirred” by Barbara Duffey
17. “Dull Boy” by David James Keaton
18. “Brujeria for Beginners” by Marytza Rubio
19. “Heirloom” by Kenneth Cain
20. “The Owl and the Cigarette” by Amanda Gowin
21. “Desert Ghosts” by Mark Jaskowski
22. “Blood Price” by Axel Taiari