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33 original tales about summer's darker side Inspired by an earworm from a song in the 1978 film, Grease, "summer lovin'" became “summer bludgeon.” Voila! A new collection was born. The stories, poems, and art included in this collection highlight the dark corners of our hearts. They pull back the curtains and show us people at odds, broken relationships, romantic love gone terribly wrong. Cold deeds and chilling words unfold against the simmering backdrop of the "warmest" season of the year. Stories, art, and poetry included: ‘A Daughter’s Love’ by Ewan A. Dougall ‘A Swing and a Mistress’ by Jahmil Effend ‘Bag It Up’ by Allison Vincent ‘Benny’s Last Hike’ by Juleigh Howard-Hobson ‘Cerulean Pools of Arizona’ by Corey Lynn Fayman ‘Checkmate’ by Robin Knabel ‘Complicated’ by Elliott Orchard-Blowen ‘Consternation 2bb by Edward Michael Supranowicz ‘Coonhounds, For Instance’ by Justin Thurman ‘Crimes Against Fashion’ by Amanda Nicholson ‘Death by Porn’ by Amanda Nicholson ‘Dinner for Two’ by Ken Luer ‘Double Play’ by Bev Vincent ‘Evidence' by Frank William Finney ‘Gone Without a Trace' by H. Dair Brown ‘Help Yourself’ by Brandon Barrows ‘Hopelessly Devoted’ by Katie Brunecz ‘Nest’ by Mark Thomas ‘Nightshade’ by Edward Michael Supranowicz ‘Old Friends’ by Gay McKenna ‘P’ by Lee Pletzers ‘Rendezvous on the Riviera’ by Elyse Kallen ‘The Class Ring’ by Shannon Lawrence ‘The Dullingham Murder’ by Chris Wheatley ‘The Getaway’ by Brian J. Smith ‘The Glass Cage’ by Joseph J Dowling ‘The Last Summer’ by Christine Eskilson ‘The Tangled Web’ by Eric Knabel ‘This Small Matter About Some Diamonds’ by JM Connors ‘Song of the Summer’ by Jacob Steven Mohr ‘Stuck’ by Yvette Viets Flaten ‘Tony Rock n’ Roll, or The First Last Day of Disco’ by Sebastian Corbascio ‘Wasted’ by Cath S Nichols ‘Worse Things’ by Joseph S. Walker If you enjoyed this,