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A man and his wife who turned into vampires at age eighty-five. An EMT who chooses to save a child despite the life-altering consequences. A fae who doesn’t take kindly to an arranged marriage with a human prince. The children that throw wrenches into even the most stable relationships. The man made of stone who falls in love with a woman that has her own stone walls. The post-it notes that keep spouses tethered during their busy lives.

In the midst of diagnoses, loss, misunderstandings, hurt, and everyday wear and tear, love is a daily choice.

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A sweet anthology showcasing how love is more than simply a feeling.

The mix of stories and poetry was really nice. I will say, I am not a poet, so I can’t speak to the quality of the poetry, but I liked it. Several of the flash fiction stories were only about half a page long (more micro-fiction), and a little too short in my opinion. It felt like the story was over as soon as it began, and I didn’t really have time to orient myself or get invested in the narrative. But I enjoyed all the stories on the whole. The few art pieces sprinkled in were a fun surprise as well!

I have two flash fiction stories in this anthology–“Love Remembers” and “Noticing.” 🙂

Cautions: three instances of swearing; one cut-off strong swear word; moderate romance; several kisses; brief violence; brief references to a character having an abusive childhood in a few stories; one very brief story presumably has a main character contemplating suicide (mostly inferred) *

*Because there are so many stories in Wither and Bloom, I may have lost track of a caution