KN Magazine: Short Stories
You’re Perfect
Beren has watched from the doorway for months, longing to belong to the joyful, radiant community gathered in a basement meeting room. When she is finally welcomed inside, the warmth, music, and affection feel intoxicating—like flight. But as acceptance turns to possession, and belonging morphs into something far more sinister, Beren discovers that some invitations are not acts of love, but of hunger.
A Visit From the Past
When Ozark Rangers commander Rob Miller walks into a gas station robbery, he expects danger—not divine intervention. Saved by a mysterious young man who vanishes without a trace, Rob is left with a haunting question: was it coincidence, courage, or something from beyond? As the truth unfolds, faith, family, and the past collide in a powerful story about protection, prayer, and promises that refuse to die.
Penalty Kick
When a celebrated college soccer star is found murdered in her dorm room days before a championship match, Detective Megan Hall uncovers a web of academic fraud, booster corruption, and moral compromise beneath the surface of a tight-knit Southern university. As pressure mounts from the media, the community, and powerful interests invested in winning at any cost, Hall must follow the evidence to a truth that exposes how integrity can become dangerous when money, reputation, and ambition collide.
Oh, Susanna
When a long-lost accomplice strolls back into town, elderly Susanna finally gets her chance at revenge. But in this darkly funny, sharply drawn tale of aging, resentment, and poetic justice, nothing is quite what it seems—and Susanna’s methods are far older, quieter, and deadlier than anyone guesses.
Loretta Wakes Up
In Loretta Wakes Up, Molly Wilcox delivers a raw, redemptive story about a mother haunted by her past and a daughter who turned pain into art. Set against the shimmering backdrop of early 2000s Los Angeles, this haunting excerpt from Wilcox’s upcoming novel Off the Record explores guilt, love, and the thin line between redemption and ruin.
Accidents Will Happen
When three suburban widows discover freedom—and perhaps satisfaction—in a series of “accidental” deaths, dark humor meets moral ambiguity in Ken Pisani’s Accidents Will Happen. A sharply written tale of revenge, friendship, and fate where every accident might just be planned.
Cerulean
When Deacon learns that a Category 5 hurricane is headed straight for his father’s home on Maynard Key, he races into the storm to save him. But what he finds in the old house is far more haunting than the weather outside—a mysterious blue spark, a father’s grief, and the ghostly presence of a mother long gone. Cerulean is a story about loss, love, and the fragile space between the living and the dead.
Peacock PI
When slacker-turned-secret-shopper Rich lands a job evaluating local businesses for a shady car dealer, he never expects to fall for a Praise Team singer with a grudge—and a hidden agenda. A comic noir set in small-town America, Peacock PI blends romance, deception, and undercover antics into a sharply told tale about ambition, identity, and getting played.
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