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A Hairy Situation is written by Marissa LaPorte Marissa LaPorte is a 19-year-old student currently attending Grand Valley State University. She recently returned from studying abroad in England. LaPorte has been selected as a winner and a finalist for many flash fiction and short story contests held on the writing website Figment.com and she was a runner-up the “Letter’s About Literature Contest" held in Lansing, Michigan. LaPorte has most recently been published in the "Hedge Apple" of Hagerstown Community College, "Serendipity" of Bay De Noc Community College, Literative.com, and she will be published in The Flash Fiction Press in September. Read more by Marissa. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

No One Likes the Grimm Reaper by Kim Letendre. Kim has lived in Canada all her life, in Montreal for most of it, but moved to Ontario in 2011 and am now a university student in Toronto, studying immunology and animal physiology. Kim speaks both French and English and writes in both languages. One of her French short stories has been adapted into a segment of a play presented by the Théâtre Français de Toronto in 2014. She bakes and does fencing in her spare time and also enjoys reading all types of books but especially fantasy and adventure. Kim has a deep love for anything Alice in Wonderland and mythology, two topics that are not even slightly related.  Read more (in French!) on Amazon 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Like Bad Spray Paint is written by JW Troemner JW Troemner was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States, where she lives with her partner in a house full of pets. Most days she can be found gazing longingly at sinkholes and abandoned buildings. You can find out more about Rosario and her new best friend in Mark of the Dragon, the first book in the Urban Dragon series. Goodreads Facebook Twitter Website Mailing list Amazon 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

A Meditation is written by Mariah Avix. Read more about Heather and her transformation in Oak Stream Hollow. Out now in ebook and audiobook. Mariah Avix is the creator of 600 Second Saga. A space for developing authors to explore the realms of science fiction and fantasy in 10 minutes or less every week. Mariah writes magical tales of how technology will change our world, and technologically laced tales of magic, that probably isn’t real. She is currently working on a series of novellas about shapeshifters who fight wildfires, a trilogy about a woman who refuses to admit that she has the M word (magic), and endless flash fiction. When she’s not writing she walks along the rivers and parks throughout her city looking for inspiration. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Moscow on Neptune is written by Stefan Budansew. Stefan Budansew has been storyteller his entire life, however he only started writing the stories down in 2013. Initially encouraged by Nanowrimo, Stefan published his first short novel in 2015, and has several other works in progress.  Look for Stefan to appear this fall in an upcoming anthology of Urban Fantasy thrillers, along with a few other authors who have appeared on the 600 Second Saga. Stefan has a love of science fiction, old-school tabletop gaming and video games. He also assists with the 600 Second Saga podcast and encourages others to share all the stories which they keep inside. https://stefanbudansew.wordpress.com/
 Works: Immersion (2015 - Amazon, Kindle) Music is provided by MADS. Please support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on your podcast tool.

Discovery by Mariah Avix. Dangerous Metal by Mariah Avix is now available for on Audible, iBooks, Amazon, and more. Mariah Avix is the creator of 600 Second Saga. A space for developing authors to explore the realms of science fiction and fantasy in 10 minutes or less every week. Mariah writes magical tales of how technology will change our world, and technologically laced tales of magic, that probably isn’t real. She is currently working on a series of novellas about shapeshifters who fight wildfires, a trilogy about a woman who refuses to admit that she has the M word (magic), and endless flash fiction. When she’s not writing she walks along the rivers and parks throughout her city looking for inspiration. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Mysterious Ways was written by Kate Rauner. Kate writes science fiction novels and science-inspired poetry. She’s also a retired engineer and Cold War Warrior (honestly, that's what Congress called them) because she worked in America's nuclear weapons complex. Much to her surprise, she has a second, unpaid career as a volunteer firefighter. She left the beautiful but crowded Front Range of Colorado to live on the edge of New Mexico's Gila National Forest with her husband, cats, llamas, and dog. She’s well on her way to achieving her life-goal of becoming an eccentric old woman. Read more from Kate about Mars with the Colonization series. This story was inspired by the Dark Lady on Mars. Amazon Barnes and Noble iBooks Kobo Createspace Follow Kate at her blog @katerauner for TWITTER and Facebook 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Earth Children are from Venus and Treborians are from Mars is written by Sharolyn G Brown. Read more about Roxal and Lauren in The Heaviness of Knowing You can learn more about Sharolyn G Brown. Sharolyn was almost 30 years old before she realized what she wanted to do when she grew up. Write. A life-long science fiction and fantasy fan, it took some time before she realized that other people may also be entertained by all of the characters in her head. So, she gave them stories and started putting them in books. Her first novel, The Heaviness of Knowing, is currently available on Amazon. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Franklin’s Version of the Origins of Tag is by John Collings. Read more about Tag in Tag: A Cautionary Tale.  John Collings has traveled the world and has taken the wisdom he has collected from various cultures and placed it in his novels. He has found that satire is the best way to impart this knowledge due to its lasting effect with the reader. It is his goal to open up discussion about what he perceives is wrong with the world in the hopes that we can come together to fix it. Tag: A Cautionary Tale is the follow-up to his debut novel, Hell, and God, and Nuns with Rulers. Music is provided by MADS. You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on your podcast tool.

An Axe is written by Mariah Avix. You can learn more about Mariah Avix at 600 Second Saga. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Great-great-great Grandpa Tangle Starembers was written by Efran Myles and is a Legend of Lord Randall Castle story. Efran Myles is the pen name used by Christian author Beth Durkee for her YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi works. Durkee is a self-taught story-teller. She learned from listening to stories until she was old enough to read them and then reading stories until she knew how to competently compose them. A mother of two adults and an ex-military wife, the award-winning author now resides in a distraction-free small town where she happily dreams of stories to relay to readers. Find more information about Beth Durkee, aka Efran Myles, at www.bethdurkee.me, or at her author pages on Amazon, Smashwords, and Goodreads. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Remediation is a Dangerous Metal story by Mariah Avix. Dangerous Metal is a cyberpunk thriller available now on Amazon, iBooks, Audible and more. Eva is happy to get her life back to normal, or as normal as it can for a woman who had half her brain replaced by a computer implant of her own making. Then Ernie, the ex who put a hole in her skull, shows up for dinner with her parents. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Upon an Eveningstar is written by Stefan Budansew. You can learn more about Stefan at his blog https://stefanbudansew.wordpress.com/. You can support him by purchasing Immersion on Amazon, Kindle. Stefan Budansew has been storyteller his entire life, however he only started writing the stories down in 2013. Initially encouraged by Nanowrimo, Stefan published his first short novel in 2015, and has several other works in progress. He also assists with the 600 Second Saga podcast and encourages others to share all the stories which they keep inside. Stefan has a love of science fiction, old-school tabletop gaming and video games. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

This was You Sunk My Battleship…Again! by Elise Abram Read more about Alice Mable in I Was, Am, Will Be Alice by Elise Abram. Elise Abram is high school teacher of English and Computer Studies, former archaeologist, editor, publisher, award winning author, avid reader of literary and science fiction, and student of the human condition. Everything she does, watches, reads and hears is fodder for her writing. She is passionate about writing and language, cooking, and ABC’s Once Upon A Time. In her spare time she experiments with paleo cookery, knits badly, and writes. She also bakes. Most of the time it doesn’t burn. Her family doesn’t seem to mind. Find more at eliseabram.com. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

An Apple Tree is written by M L Moos. Listen to season 1 episode 6, An Ill-fated Scarf for more about Ann. M L Moos writes YA fantasy and is currently working on a magical trilogy featuring three young heroines and an undersea treasure hunt adventure. To learn more, go to her Facebook page. She lives in Washington with her husband, two boys and one country cat with a cougar alter ego. When she's not writing or reading, she's either baking, volunteering at her church or watching Jane Austen movies to make up for the overabundance of testosterone. On the rare occasion she makes it out into public, though, she's always sure to be glamorous in her mom hair and yoga pants. You can find her on Facebook @mlmoos or at her blog.   600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

A Puzzle Piece is written by Mariah Avix. You can learn more at 600 Second Saga. A Puzzle Piece is a prelude to Thieves. You can download it for free on iBooks, Amazon or wherever fine ebooks are found. You can also purchase the audiobook on Audible or iTunes. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

The Battle of the Dragons at the Inlet is written by Jane B. Night. If you’d like to read more about Uleric and the Lunar Dragons then grab a copy of Secrets of Arach Innis.  Currently free on Kindle Unlimited. You can learn more about Jane B. Night at her webpage. Read more work by Jane at Amazon, on Twitter, or at Goodreads Jane lives in Ohio with her twins. She is an avid reader and a hobbyist gamer. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

The Girl Who Surfed Tsunamis is written by Mariah Avix. You can learn more about Mariah at 600 Second Saga. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter

Home Test is written by R. M. Donaldson. Read more about Cedrick in The Custodian Chronicles: The Rising Cedrick Custod is the youngest living protector of the world. Though blessed from the beginning by their creator with power and author to defend their world, the rest of the Custod has been wiped out by evil sorcerer Heklis. It’s up to Cedrick to save his world, but he doesn’t know it. His talents and passion for magic are their only hope, but his father refuses to let him use them. Can Cedrick find out why in time to save his world? Can he find the source of his powers to enable him to overcome Heklis’s? Could wicked sorceress be the answer to his plight or the death of him? Can Cedrick find out in time or will he watch it fall into darkness. Read The Custodian Chronicles: The Rising Amazon Paper Back Kindle Book Hardcover Book Other Ebooks  600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me

Show Notes: Tilburg Leaf Oil is written by Stefan Budansew. You can learn more about Stefan at his blog. You can support him by purchasing Immersion on Amazon, Kindle. Stefan Budansew has been storyteller his entire life, however he only started writing the stories down in 2013. Initially encouraged by Nanowrimo, Stefan published his first short novel in 2015, and has several other works in progress. He also assists with the 600 Second Saga podcast and encourages others to share all the stories which they keep inside. Stefan has a love of science fiction, old-school tabletop gaming and video games. Music is provided by MADS. You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5 star review on your podcast tool or by becoming a patron.