Passing the Torch

Gifted-or some say cursed-with a unique magical ability, Moretown Bay ironworker Morgan must confront his lifelong beliefs when he comes home one night after work to find a stranger huddled by his front door.Morgan and his father and his father before him spent their lives working on the iron skeletons of high-rise buildings. They believed their magic enhanced the iron's innate ability to protect humans like themselves from dangerous creatures like the fae.But what if they were wrong?In this latest Moretown Bay story from bestselling writer Annie Reed, one lone man fights against lifelong prejudices in his quest to discover not only the truth about himself, but the truth about the creatures he always thought were humanity's enemy."Annie Reed is a master short fiction writer."Kristine Kathryn Rusch A frequent contributor to both Fiction River and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Annie's longer work includes the near-future science fiction short novel In Dreams, the gritty urban fantasy novel Iris & Ivy, and the superhero novel Faster. Annie's short fiction appears regularly on Tangent Online's recommended reading lists, and "The Color of Guilt," originally published in Fiction River: Hidden in Crime, was selected as one of The Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016. A founding member and contributor to the innovative Uncollected Anthology, Annie can be found on the web at www.annie-reed.com.