The First Stain

<p>The world isn't black and white why should our stories be?</p><p dir=ltr style=line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>There is often a moment when we discover the world is nothing like the fairy tales we grew up with. It's grittier darker more complex. Perception isn't always reality. Sometimes there's another layer another angle that demands acknowledgement. Each tale within </span><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>The First Stain</span><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;> peels back those preconceived layers to expose the cracks in our not-so-perfect world. </span></p><p dir=ltr style=line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;><br></p><p><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>The First Stain</span><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;> showcases stories with a twist-from haunted visions to heartbreaking omens; vigilante justice to survival amidst metaphysical hellscapes. Enter a fantastical world where karma is Law-merciless and unforgiving. Discover the addiction of memory and the regrets secreted therein. Within </span><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>The First Stain </span><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>fears become nightmares. Nightmares become reality and sometimes the worst that could happen comes to pass.</span></p><p dir=ltr style=line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;><span style=font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;>These thirteen short stories by new and published authors delve into the themes of death justice family redemption and ugly truths bound in beautiful lies.</span></p>