Havok Publishing

Author - Teddi Deppner

Three Trillion Reasons to Live

By Jeff Gard

Getting shot in the chest wasn’t everything I hoped it would be. The slug burrowed in my breastplate, and oil—not blood—spurted everywhere. Following protocol, I fell backward and writhed on the ground.

But I wasn’t really feeling it. Literally. My plasticine body did not have pain receptors, and even the oil was just for show.

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June 16, 2026

The Vigilante and the Queen

By Elizabeth Jane Shelton

Queen Majorie’s coronation ball had been meticulously planned, down to the minute. Except for the kidnapping.

Marjorie was sprawled in the middle of the ballroom floor, her sapphire blue coronation gown puddled around her. The rest of her guests sat around the perimeter, held in place by the threat of circling black-cloaked figures.

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June 15, 2026

A Grand Gesture

By Elizabeth Jane Shelton

Scarlet slammed her textbook down in front of the Head T.A. of Color-Based Synesthetics. “Teach me color transfer.”

The tired-looking elf didn’t look up from his book. “Hello to you, too, Scarlet. And no. You can’t learn color transfer for two more years.”

“It’s important, Aeris!”

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June 12, 2026