Secondhand Madness

This wasn't his idea. Muses come in many forms, and sometimes from many forums. There are places where ideas are bartered, inspirations traded, and concepts offered up as a cure for writer's block. Each seed of an idea has the potential to grow into literary redwood, or at least a wordy sunflower. 30 of those borrowed ideas became this anthology. The stories here are not constrained to one genre or setting, but go on a wild ride through the paths made by the kind souls who posted the prompts which became inspiration. Waiting for you are: An overworked technician faced with a laptop that's bleeding.An online intervention for a demon hunter making questionable romantic choices.A chatty spellcasting highwayman who just wants to meet new people.Undying robotic war machines.Dragons, both modern and of other worldsA deadly swordsman turned nanny.First dates with destiny.Last moments for the doomed.Horror and comedy, action and drama, the strange, the alien, and new angles on the familiar.
Take a walk with Marshall Stephens through a gallery of borrowed beginnings. Experience... Secondhand Madness!