Charlottesville Fantastic
(2024)Arcane Echoes from Virginia's Heartland
(A book in the Fantastic Anthologies series)
An anthology of stories edited by James Blakey and Catherine Simpson
Visit a Cville that’s not quite like the one you know.
Charlottesville Fantastic: Arcane Echoes from Virginia’s Heartland invites you to experience the mysterious, the supernatural, and the humorous.
Meet unforgettable characters including a vampire at a UVA sorority, a four-hundred-year-old dragon hidden in Shenandoah National Park,and an enigmatic tuxedo cat on the Downtown Mall. Twenty tales in total, each exploring the mystical essence of the region, revealing a place where the past, present, and future intertwine in unexpected and enchanting ways.
Whether you're a long-time resident or a curious traveler, this anthology promises to captivate and thrill, offering a glimpse into a Charlottesville where the ordinary meets the extraordinary.
The line up:
James Blakey — ‘Join the Journey’
Caroline Boras — ‘My House Mother is a Vampire’
E.F. Buckles — ‘Thaw’
Julian Close — ‘The Copper Plates’
James Cole – ‘What’s Going on Here?’
Tim Freer – ‘Biodynamic Aeroconducive Gels’
K.G. Gardner — ‘An Accident on Louisa Road’
Jordan Garris — ‘The Gap’
Ginger Grouse — ‘Warriors of Kroas’
Kurt Johnson — ‘Amphibi-Squatch: A Blue Ridge Tunnel Story’
Karen M Kumor — ‘The Untethered Visions of Henry G. in Cville’
Deidra Whitt Lovegren — ‘Clickbait’
Genevieve Lyons — ‘The Book Came Back’
Parker McIntosh — ‘The Girl in the Stream’
Liz P — ‘Transfer Status: In Progress’
Kent M. Peterson — ‘Midnight on Rio Road’
Catherine Simpson — ‘A Hard Bargain’
J. Thompson — ‘Save Our Cryptids - Volunteers Wanted’
James Verlon — ‘The Tree That Smiled’
Caitlin Woodford — ‘Where Do the Old Things Go?’
Genre: Fantasy
Charlottesville Fantastic: Arcane Echoes from Virginia’s Heartland invites you to experience the mysterious, the supernatural, and the humorous.
Meet unforgettable characters including a vampire at a UVA sorority, a four-hundred-year-old dragon hidden in Shenandoah National Park,and an enigmatic tuxedo cat on the Downtown Mall. Twenty tales in total, each exploring the mystical essence of the region, revealing a place where the past, present, and future intertwine in unexpected and enchanting ways.
Whether you're a long-time resident or a curious traveler, this anthology promises to captivate and thrill, offering a glimpse into a Charlottesville where the ordinary meets the extraordinary.
The line up:
James Blakey — ‘Join the Journey’
Caroline Boras — ‘My House Mother is a Vampire’
E.F. Buckles — ‘Thaw’
Julian Close — ‘The Copper Plates’
James Cole – ‘What’s Going on Here?’
Tim Freer – ‘Biodynamic Aeroconducive Gels’
K.G. Gardner — ‘An Accident on Louisa Road’
Jordan Garris — ‘The Gap’
Ginger Grouse — ‘Warriors of Kroas’
Kurt Johnson — ‘Amphibi-Squatch: A Blue Ridge Tunnel Story’
Karen M Kumor — ‘The Untethered Visions of Henry G. in Cville’
Deidra Whitt Lovegren — ‘Clickbait’
Genevieve Lyons — ‘The Book Came Back’
Parker McIntosh — ‘The Girl in the Stream’
Liz P — ‘Transfer Status: In Progress’
Kent M. Peterson — ‘Midnight on Rio Road’
Catherine Simpson — ‘A Hard Bargain’
J. Thompson — ‘Save Our Cryptids - Volunteers Wanted’
James Verlon — ‘The Tree That Smiled’
Caitlin Woodford — ‘Where Do the Old Things Go?’
Genre: Fantasy
Used availability for James Blakey's Charlottesville Fantastic