Though originally meant as a stand-alone anthology, the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection has evolved into an annual celebration of speculative fiction. Our tenth installment in the annual anthology features not only the winners from our annual writing competition and Reader's Choice Awards, but also selected stories from previous installments as we look back on where we have been.

On behalf of all of the authors that have published with us over the years, we thank all of our readers who have supported our publications. This anthology would not exist without the support and feedback of our readers.

In this installment:

The Calm Before by Raz Greenberg

Karma by Calvin Demmer

Confessions of a Postmodern Galatea by Liz Schriftsteller

Winter of the Gods by E.P. Clark

More Than Blood by Jessica Simms

Quiverfull by Josh Pearce

The Courtesan of Xanadu Street by Anna Cates

The Talking Pen by David Lawrence

Technicolor Peace Joy by Margret A. Treiber

As I Storm the Keep Alone by Hiroko Talbot

Hydromancer by Jason Bougger

To Dine with A Demon by Julie Ann Dawson

The Super-Man in Black by James Zahardis

The Alpha Predator of the Really Huge Woods: A Parody by Thom Clink

The Gunslinger with No Hands by Thaxson Patterson II

Reflections by Karen Heslop

Gho by C. R. Hodges