Unseen Agreements

What price would you pay for time, memory, youth, or truth? In Unseen Agreements, twelve authors explore the uncanny bargains—spoken and unspoken—that shape our lives. From contracts with archivists who harvest memories, to deals with demons, tricksters, corporations, or even time itself, each story peers into the shadows where choices carry consequences far beyond what we imagine. These tales span fantasy, science fiction, and eerie slipstream horror—but always remain deeply human. A grandmother's hidden gate, a hospice patient's impossible recovery, a legal loophole for stolen thoughts, a friendship soured into something monstrous: each story asks, What would you give up, and what would you risk, when the terms are not yours to set? Guest Editor: Lena Samson Contributing Authors: Abby Andresen Alison Colwell Andrew Dunlop Bella Chacha Daniel Fox Elizabeth Hosang Jesse Scoble John Leahy Kathryn Riley Lynne Sargent Marie-Hélène Lebeault R.P. Ferguson Perfect for readers who love Black Mirror, The Paper Menagerie, or The Hidden Girl, this anthology offers speculative worlds where the fine print is always written in something stranger—and more permanent—than ink. Step into these pages and discover the agreements you never knew you'd already made.