“Evanescent” – A new slipstream short story by David Michael!
She’s the girl you meet every year for the first time. She has red-gold hair, sky-blue eyes, and just a splash of freckles across her cheeks. She’s as young as you are, or as old. She dances in the rain and splashes in the puddles. She jumps in the leaves and spins with the wind. She steps out of the fog to smile at you, then disappears before you can ask her name… (5400-word short story)
“The Perfect Hiding Place” – A new slipstream short story by David Michael!
The house next door has been sold and the new neighbors are moving in. Do you think they’re religious? They seem to have a lot of kids. Do you think they’re hiding something? They look ethnic. Do you think they might be worth robbing? No, obviously, they can’t be *monkeys*… (5500-word short story)
“A Fine Mess” – A new science fiction short story by David Michael!
Kenneth is the best gatherer among the survivors. Only a few can gather Strings, the floating, Frayed remnants of what was once the edible vegetation of the world. Which is why there are a lot fewer people now than Kenneth remembers when he was younger. He might be only ten, but even Kenneth knows that if you can’t catch Strings, you can’t eat. And if you can’t eat, you starve and you die… (2300-word short story)
“Insanity” – A new science fiction short story by David Michael!
Corporal Jonathan Nathan “Drooz” Andrews is not sure what he signed up for, but it looks like the “future of modern warfare” has caught up with him. And he already knows he isn’t going to like it. (3600-word short story)
The Door to the Sky – A new speculative fiction novel by David Michael!
Worlds are at war. Dragons attack TV stations and winged gargoyles do battle with steam-powered behemoths. Gaia the Earth Mother and the woman called Blue lead the Weirdlings in their struggle against the Tyrant and his Compatriots, while the man who calls himself the Traveler walks through the chaos looking for The Door to the Sky.
Ebook includes 2 Bonus Short Stories: “Fickle Reality; or That Explains a Lot” and “Encounter”, a new story about the Worlds Traveler.
Available as an ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBookstore, Kobo,Smashwords, and more!
