Nikka Michaels is stopping by today with her latest short story, Dating for Deafies. I had the chance to read this as past of the Stranded Anthology from Wayward Ink Publishing, and it was one of my favorites in the anthology.  So take a moment, read up a bit and go buy the book—at $1.99, you really can’t go wrong. Blurb: *Originally appeared in Stranded anthology. If Evan York keeps hiding from the world behind his laptop he might miss out on something special. Will he find the courage to try something new? EXCERPT: Evan’s phone vibrated insistently in his pocket. He silenced it as he walked down the short hallway. When his eye caught the flash of movement on a collision course, he …

Please Check out this new anthology from Wayward Ink Publishing.  It has stories from several of my friends (I’d name names, but if I forgot someone they’d be put off).  And make sure to read to the end so you can enter the contest Wayward is hold to celebrate it’s newest release. Definition: Stranded adjective (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore. ‘a stranded whale’ left without the means to move from somewhere. ‘he offers a lift to a stranded commuter’ The boys in this collection of short stories have most definitely been left STRANDED! They’ve been shipwrecked and abandoned. Marooned and cast away. And left helpless and high and dry. But you should never …