THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Mountains take many forms, from physical to metaphorical. Sooner or later and more often than not, we all come upon some kind of mountain. Maybe you’re an aviator facing an unusual test. Can you see the portal and do you know where it leads? Maybe you’re a hiker facing a monstrous decision. Maybe danger erupts during your mining expedition. Did someone say treasure? Are we all just walking each other home? Do you hear singing? Could healing come from facing your biggest fear? What is “The Pocket Lips” and how do you stop it? The answers to these questions and much more await you within these pages including an incredible, brand-new story by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry.
Come take a walk on The Other Side of the Mountain.
We promise you’ll return safely…ish.
The Authors of The Other Side of the Mountain
Marquee Author, Jonathan Maberry – Meditations of a Drunk Skip-Tracer on Boundary Street
Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times best-seller, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer. He is the editor of Weird Tales Magazine and president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. He is the recipient of the Inkpot Award, three Scribe Awards, and was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than thirty countries. He writes in several genres including thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and mystery; and he writes for adults, middle grade, and young adult.
You can find him at: https://www.jonathanmaberry.com/aboutjonathan.cfm
Jeff Schmoyer – Don’t Take Me to Kansas
Jeff Schmoyer, a recovering tech entrepreneur, tries to find humor in the everyday world around him. He’s had several short plays produced, and a flash fiction story published in the Pikes Peak Writers anthology, Journeys into Possibility. He is the author of the Snack-Sized Mystery series, including Smoked, Cracked, and Tossed.
Derek Lowstuter – A Gift for Words
Derek Lowstuter graduated with a B.S. degree in Natural Resource Management, with minors in Horticulture, Forestry, and History. He obtained his M.S. degree in Forest Sciences in collaboration with the Peace Corps Masters International Program. Derek is a Returned Corps Volunteer, who served in Ethiopia from 2010-2012. He is currently a doctoral student in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change at Colorado State University. Derek works as an Agricultural and Food Systems Specialist at Colorado State University Extension. He has directed agricultural and natural resource management projects on four continents, but now calls Colorado Springs, CO, home with his wife Claire, their daughter, and a menagerie of animals and houseplants.
Derek’s account of serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the rural highlands of northern Ethiopia, Fiddler on the Roof of Africa, is available to purchase directly from the publisher at www.springcedars.com.
Johnny Worthen – The Bottom Treasure
Johnny Worthen is an award-winning, best-selling author of books and stories. Trained in stand-up comedy, modern literary criticism and cultural studies, he writes excellent multi-genre fiction, symbolized by his love of tie-dye and good words. “I wear tie-dye for my friends, but I write what I like to read,” he says. “This guarantees me at least one fan and easy dressing decisions in the morning.”
Johnny teaches writing at the University of Utah and lives in a house with his wife, sons and assorted cats. There’s also a lawn. Find him at: www.johnnyworthen.com.
Laura Hayden – Return to Trinity Mountain
Multi-published author, Laura Hayden, hasn’t met a genre she didn’t like. With 14 novels and more than a dozen short stories under her belt, she has written everything from time travel to mysteries to urban fantasy to romantic suspense and beyond. She is a one of the founders of Pikes Peak Writers, its first president and a twelve? thirteen? (we’ve lost track) time director/co-director of the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.
Visit her website at http://suspense.net.
John Christenson – Mesa
John Christenson lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife who paints watercolors and a cat who is fond of penguins. His publications include stories in the New Mexico Review, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Whisky Blot, MoonPark Review, The Museum of Americana, and several anthologies. His short story “Der Traumlicht” was published in Dream: Tales from the Pikes Peak Writers.
His website is: https://johncchristenson.com
Michael Shepherd – The Pocket Lips
Michael Shepherd is a 29-year Air Force veteran who started writing novels after he retired from active duty. His previous works include the novels Easy Street, a noir mystery set in Maine; Hell With a Gun: The Legend of Elton Collins, a Western set in the Dakota Territories; and his most recent work, The Long Game. He lives with his wife in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he continues to work for the government.
Website: https://www.michaelshepherdwriter.com/
Ronnie Lee Graham – Cabrakan’s Diamonds
Ronnie Lee Graham is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who has led a life filled with adventures.” That’s the first line of my bio. The last line reads, “Today he can be found in the gym, on a trail, or on his website at https://www.ronnieleegraham.com.” Everything between those statements is boring, except this part; “He once came upon an arrowhead in the Rub Al Khali desert. He thought that was curious indeed.
Calvin Giroulx – Maiden of the Snow
Calvin Giroulx is a fantasy writer driven by a passion for creating elaborate worlds filled with flawed, snarky characters. Inspired by authors like Joe Abercrombie, Terry Pratchett, and Ken Liu, his writing blends humor, heart, and a touch of the absurd. A graduate of Colorado State University and former student of Mary Robinette Kowal and David Farland, Calvin has previously been published in the Northern Colorado Writers Anthology Chiaroscuro. When he’s not lost in a fictional realm, he can be found running the trails of Colorado while listening to death metal, cheering for the Broncos, Nuggets, and Avalanche, or immersing himself in Samurai films, Spaghetti Westerns, or Nordic Noir.
Steven J. Anderson – Lavinia Has Gone Away
Steve Anderson is currently marooned on a small planet in an isolated region of the galaxy. No longer allowed to travel freely from planet to planet, he spends his time recounting past adventures from Earth’s vast interstellar Union. Although narrated as though he lived them, most are the product of tales told in confidence over many a glass of scotch in taverns and pubs found close by the more unsavory quarters of Bodens Gate, New Palisade, and a dozen other worlds.
Steve can currently be found in Colorado, not far from where the Reunification Commission will one day build its Academy. Steve believes that if you find yourself confined to a single planet, at least pick a spot that’s pretty. Steve’s official biography shows degrees in Geology and Economics from the University of Colorado, and a long stint spent working with satellite ground control systems. The veracity of these entries is unverifiable, but the stories he’s gathered from around the Union are an entertaining preview of the future that awaits us.
Charles F Sheehan – A Step Away
Charles currently lives in Colorado Springs and has been a member of Pikes Peak Writers for five years.
DJ Davis – Slide Rock
DJ Davis is a Colorado writer with mountains in her DNA. The rugged high country and rich history of the state set the scene for her characters. She’s the author of several novels and short stories. When she’s not writing or photographing the wildlife, she frequently disappears into the wilderness with her husband and dogs.
Robert T Spiller – The Everest
Robert T Spiller besides being a master of time and space is the author of the Bonnie Pinkwater mysteries (Five titles). He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Barbara and two of his three daughters all live within spitting distance. The third lives in the Netherlands. His five grandchildren are the light of his life.
Kaelyn Daughetee – Seize the Night
Kaelyn Daughetee is a Colorado native with a bachelor’s degree in art history. Her passion for storytelling was rekindled through her senior thesis research, which blended art history with fiction theory. She loves fantasy novels and finds joy in crafting haiku and weaving her passions and adventures into captivating stories. Kaelyn loves to travel in her free time and is always seeking new adventures. In her hometown, she can be found assimilating a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lifestyle: martial arts, eating pizza, and arcade games.
Find her on Instagram: @kaelyn.d.writes
Mandy Houk – Snowfall and Wildflowers
Mandy Houk is a reader, writer, and teacher. Alongside freelance writing and editing, she spent ten years teaching high school writing and literature, and now mentors at-risk single mothers who want to write their own stories. She and her husband live in Colorado, where they’ve filled their empty nest with an assortment of rescue animals.
Mandy is a member artist in the Anselm Society Arts Guild and the Jubilee Arts Collective. Her novel-length fiction is represented by Elisa Saphier of MacGregor and Luedeke Literary.
Find her on Threads as @_book_hugger_ or on her website at mandyhouk.com