Once upon a time, a writer journeyed to the enchanting Oregon Coast and took a workshop. Then, drawn by the siren's song of knowledge and craft, she went back and took a whole bunch more. The result? WRITTEN ON THE COAST: THIRTEEN TALES OF MAGIC AND MAYHEM WRITTEN IN LINCOLN CITY, OREGON. Ranging from traditional fantasy to science fiction to contemporary fantasy to the undefinably absurd, the stories in this collection will appeal to readers of all types of speculative fiction. In WRITTEN ON THE COAST you'll find out why Dayle A. Dermatis's short fiction has been called "really, really good" With a foreword by USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith. Includes the following stories: Masked Love Makes the Universe Go 'Round Dreamseer Blood Relations Dyrnwyn's Fire Not the Nurturing Type Famous Last Words Corvus Kidnappus At the Mirk and Midnight Hour What Price Beauty As Delicate and Sharp as a Shard of Glass The Change If the Shoe Fits"