Diabolical Plots: The First Years (Diabolical Plots Anthology Series, #1)

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the first two years of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy, with a preference for the weird. Evangelist Roombas, cybernetic giraffes, psychosomatic hair syndrome, sentient ships who must maintain their human ecosystems inside them for their own health. The stories vary from humorous to tragic to thoughtful, from contemporary authors both new and established.The stories in this anthology are:The Osteomancer's Husband by Henry SzabranskiBloody Therapy by Suzan PalumboThe Banshee Behind Beamon's Bakery by Khaalidah Muhammad-AliThe Blood Tree War by Daniel AusemaGiraffe Cyborg Cleans House! by Matthew Sanborn SmithMay Dreams Shelter Us by Kate O'ConnorNot a Bird by H.E. RouloIn Memoriam by Rachel ReddickVirtual Blues by Lee Budar-DanoffThe Princess in the Basement by Hope Erica SchultzThe Superhero Registry by Adam GaylordThe Grave Can Wait by Thomas BerubegThe Weight of Kanzashi by Joshua GageOne's Company by Davian AwThe Avatar In Us All by J.D. CarelliDo Not Question the University by PC KeelerCurl Up and Dye by Tina GowerOctober's Wedding of the Month by Emma McDonaldThe Schismatic Element Aboard Continental Drift by Lee Budar-DanoffA Room For Lost Things by Chloe N. ClarkFurther Arguments in Support of Yudah Cohen's Proposal to Bluma Zilberman by Rebecca FraimowFuture Fragments, Six Seconds Long by Alex ShvartsmanTaste the Whip by Andy DudakSustaining Memory by Coral MooreSt. Roomba's Gospel by Rachael K. Jones