Visions: Stories and Poems from Peculiar Perspectives

by Diana Kathryn Penn, Andrew Allen Smith, Chelsea Gouin

To support the needs of the world's illiterate population and to give writers a place to share their talent and creativity, we have created a community Service Anthology Project Program. Two or Three times per year, we offer enticing prompts that, when when multiple authors contribute, result in a stunning book created from our combined creative energies. Writers of every Age, stage, and (nearly)every genre are welcome to submit.

This book is the end result of our last call for submissions for the 2024 year. Inside, you will find stories and poems that experiment with the Science, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction genres.
Authors were invited to send any style story or poem, as long as it fit within one of those three genres (or their sub-genres), and limited to between 250 and 20,000 words. We're quite thrilled with the diversity found inside these pages.

As with our other projects, proceeds from the sales of this anthology support charity. In this case, The Haley Sue Foundation.

533 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2025

About the author

Diana Kathryn is founder, publisher, editor, and mentor at Pages Promotions, LLC. She is also the host of a Michigan-based weekly,podcast program that spotlights independent authors and other people of the book; Indie Reads Aloud. Diana Kathryn believes in fostering a love for the written word in all its forms. Her love of literacy knows (almost) no bounds.

Diana Kathryn’s Muse, Drake, helps her with the tough stuff, quacking inspiration in her ear whenever she might need it. Their imaginations are fueled by an abundance of hot cocoa as they write together.

Diana Kathryn lives in SE Michigan with her dog Charlie. When not writing, she enjoys hiking; kayaking; escaping to her cabin in the woods to write; spending time with her son, Zachary, and the Indie Author Community, cheese in large quantities; chocolate; Carl Orff, and Mozart.

Reviews

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic anthology of short stories and poems ranging from science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction! A lot of original stories in here of varying lengths. I think I'm warming up to reading anthologies! There are 24 authors showcased in this book and they all have strengths that shone in their respective stories. None felt overly repetitive to others, each feeling fresh and unique.

I recommend!

[Craig Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

This anthology has tons of fresh perspectives from authors who have poured themselves into their stories. Cool frames of reference!