fiction

GUAVA SUMMER follows one private detective who has always managed to stay out of trouble, despite the ever-watching Supreme Leader. When Sebastian Black, a corrupt mobster-turned-politician and former client emerges as the leading presidential candidate, the detective prepares for another sham election. But with the summer heat comes the unexpected.

ALWAYS BLUE is a work of literary science fiction that explores how our day-to-day struggles can make it impossible to see the real threats to our world.

Aftermath has been named a finalist in the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards!

Fireside is an independent publisher specializing in science fiction and fantasy stories.

We've announced our nominees for the 2019 Pushcart Prize!

John Dermot Woods is a writer and cartoonist based in Brooklyn. In this Community Spotlight, he talks about pursuit versus discovery in storytelling.

Morey has a little bit of a problem: he sees dead people. Dead family members, specifically. But are they there to help him remember good memories, or to drive him insane?

Alex DiFrancesco is a writer whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, Tin House Magazine, The Heart Podcast and others. Their contribution to AFTERMATH is called "Horace Wilbur's Paintbrushes."

On April 26, 2018, our debut title, AFTERMATH: Explorations of Loss & Grief launched to a packed house at Greenlight Bookstore. It was a wonderful evening, with the four contributors—Joaquin Fernandez, María José Giménez, Alison McBain, and Stacya Shepard Silverman—reading their pieces from the book. The audience was present and engaged, and the readings were followed by a wine reception, conversation, and signings by the authors.