<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Fortress:</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">1. A<em> well-protected place</em>, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter</p><p class="ql-align-center">2. A place of refuge or support</p><p class="ql-align-center"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">3. A person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Each author in this anthology was given a single word 'fortress' and asked to write a story around it. Take it in any direction you want, but run with it. And run they did. This diverse group of award winning authors varies as much as their exploration of the word given to them. From the whimsical to the macabre, provocative to melancholy, we proudly present our fourth collection.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">So, curl up in your favorite chair, and enjoy an evening of literary wine-tasting, and savor a sampling of tales from our publishing house. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Contributing Authors: </span>Timothy Baldiwn - Cory Clark - Michael Deeze - Marie Judson - D. Krauss - Ana Manwaring - Lisa Orban - Lisa Towles</p><p><br></p><p>Foreword by Lisa Orban</p>