The Global Village Tell Tales Volume 4

Ambitious and contemporary, this groundbreaking collection offers new short fiction by exciting, fresh talents and established authors from around the world. Covering a myriad of topicslove, sex, death, war, crime, and the environmenteach tale boasts a unique perspective and voice, with settings that move from India to New York to Cyberspace. With vibrant charactersincluding drug smugglers, call-center workers, and touristseach of the 26 stories tackles personal and social issues in funny, poignant, and often dark ways.

Courttia Newland is an editor, a playwright, and a cofounder of the Tell Tales collective. He is the author of The Dying Wish, Music for the Off-key, The Scholar, Snakeskin, and Society Within. Monique Roffey is the author of August Frost, and her short stories have appeared in Matter Magazine and New Writing 13.