Read the first story here: The Alchemist.

Laura looked up from behind the counter, where she had been re-reading one of Paracelsus’ works on alchemy, parsing through to see what she could work on before the depression of not having had a customer in three days set in for the afternoon. She was startled to see Carly standing in the doorway, looking fearful and somewhat desperate.... Click here to read the rest of the story!