about sam
Sam Fletcher is the editor of Salish Current, a nonprofit news organization in northwest Washington. His short fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received three honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest. He is the editor of ‘Ike Papalua: Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories from the Hawaiian Islands (Mutual Publishing, 2023) and author of Rice Mountain (Wyldblood Press, 2026).
RICE MOUNTAIN
September 2026
Rice Mountain, a remote Eastern Washington highland, was once dominated by the family that first farmed it. Now, just seven elderly men remain: Ernest Rice and his six brothers. When a harsh winter descends and Ernest’s brothers slip into madness, Ernest’s own visions—or the spirits he meets—may be his only chance of survival.
BIG ISLAND THIS & THAT
May 2026
Similar to Hawaii This & That with facts and figures about The Big Island, short historical biographies of leading figures, a timeline, and more. Here are quick, easy answers to these and many other questions about the Big Island, statistics, facts and figures, and a historical timeline of significant events. Brush up on your knowledge of the Big Island and gain a deeper appreciation for Hawaii’s youngest and largest island.
legend of ira hill
August 2024
Eighteen-year-old Ira Hill grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington with a drunk single father. Kivati grew up on an island in the sky with a family who believed he was a god reincarnate. When the spirits revoke Kivati's power and give it to Ira, Kivati vows to kill the young sorcerer and all others like him. A paranoid Ira gathers a group of worthy sorcerers to face Kivati as Kivati raises thunderbirds from eggs. Journeying through the coastal northwest, other dimensions, and multiple spirit bodies, they learn of darker villains and greater powers looming than those they sought in each other.
‘Ike Papalua
MAY 2023
A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories set in Hawai‘i by some of the islands’ foremost fiction writers. Twenty-one tales of adventure, magic, beasts, gods, Menehune, advanced technology, apocalypse, ghosts, robots, and shapeshifters across the Hawaiian Islands. Featuring stories from A.A. Attanasio, Gregory Norman Bossert, Alan Brennert, A.M. Dellamonica, Tom Gammarino, Darien Gee, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Lehua Parker, Rhiannon Rasmussen, and more.