Zig Zag Claybourne

The Three Rules of Witches: Love fearlessly, travel extensively, and never pass up an abandoned cottage for a well-deserved rest. When Mother Khumalo finds the perfect lodging, well away from people, work, or adventure, she settles in with daughter Amnandi for an extended stay. Yet her trips into the nearby port town of Waterfall leave her wary. Something is most definitely not right, and witches, sometimes to their regret, often notice more than they'd like. A ruthless mage, an angry ghost, and a bone-crunching demon certainly do not wish to be noticed. Witches, however, are rarely in the business of granting wishes. There is a fourth Rule: never fail to protect innocents in harm's way. Magic returns to Waterfall...whether anyone wants it to or not.

Have you ever wondered if Ginneth fights fair? Jared Feeto in a krump battle: necessary? Would your life be better if Idras Melba stayed by your side? Come for the answers you need as we tell 2020 to GTFO and take its utter BS with it (even far future cultural archaeologists will know what we mean). CONVERSATIONS (that never happened) WITH IDRAS

Book 2 in The Brothers Jetstream universe One day you'll be interviewed, her subconscious riffed, about what it's like being Desiree Quicho, and you'll try to be this massively erudite Guatemalan Queen of philosophy and measured evaluation, except that won't feel right. Por ejemplo, you've successfully infiltrated a moon base under disguise, stolen top-secret machinery, went back to retrieve an errant crew member who provided the needed distraction for you to load said equipment on board your shuttle, and now find yourself wholly unable to wax philosophical about one person's role in assuring a decent, just world for all, because, in reality, saving the world involves a shitload of footwork. As in running... No one has time for your BS...but Captain Desiree Quicho and her crew of utter badasses surely don't. Got a universe to save. Again. Commandeer one piece of out-of-this-world tech and suddenly you have an evil billionaire and a corporate queenpin on your ass, factions scrabbling at the power grab to end all power grabs, and an ultimate AI bent on a rampage of healing. All a captain wanted was a little chill time, a few tunes, and quality barbecue. Woe to those blocking her groove. Four women; One machine goddess; a Hellbilly, Saharan elves, the baddest Pacific Octopus this side of Atlantis... and Humanity's balance tilting toward its biggest unknown future.

Content Advisory: harsh themes explored, including the institutionalization of war, rape, and sadness. Hope thoroughly included as well. Know your history, because the story you think you're telling is never the one that's being told. 13 bold stories of dream factories afraid of the dark, of charlatans, inquisitors, barbarian Smurfs, the reincarnation of lazy Americans, British devil babies, the power of loneliness, of the usefulness of boy bands to time travelers, and more... Historical Inaccuracies. Pop quiz: Are you sure?