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I have a short story, which started out as a Fiction in Fifty, now expanded and published in this new book release. Blurred Images is one woman’s story of alien invasion and an uncertain future.

NEW RELEASE FROM CLARENDON HOUSE PUBLICATIONS!

GALAXY # 13: AN INNER CIRCLE WRITERS’ GROUP SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY ANTHOLOGY

Investigators of the supernatural, fairy tales with a twist, intergalactic travel, were-creatures with a difference, cosmic arts competitions, strange visions, emotional tales from the future, post-apocalyptic realities, tragic fantasies, monsters in the wilderness, bizarre transformations, war, betrayal, beauty beyond the stars, and a special short story from science fiction master Isaac Asimov – this edition has it all!

Featuring the work of Ed Ahern, Gabriella Balcom, Jean Smith, Tony Fyler, Sultana Raza, DJ Elton, the Birch Twins, A.L. Paradiso, Catherine A. MacKenzie, Raphael Merriman, Gareth Macready, David Painter, Linda Sparks, Jim Bates, Mark Pearce, CL Steele, Michal Reiben and Isaac Asimov.

Grab your paperback or Kindle version here:

https://www.clarendonhousebooks.com/anthologies

VISIT ANOTHER GALAXY TODAY!

Comfortably Numb – Fiction in Fifty

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Not actually fiction!

Jean explored her mouth with a tongue that felt huge and bloated. Still numb. That fiend with a hypodermic came unbidden to her memory. She pushed the unwanted vision away and tried unsuccessfully to drink the hot tea. The dentist appointment was hours ago – would the anaesthetic ever wear off?

Ghosts – Fiction in Fifty

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“We really wish you wouldn’t go.” The voice came from inside the sideboard.

Trembling, I replied – “who’s ‘we’?”

“Your predecessors. This is an old house. We are many.”

“Are you – ghosts?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll think about it. Ghosts have never spoken to me before.”

The multitude of sighs gave me chills.

Yearning – Fiction in Fifty

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Travel seemed such a romantic idea before I embarked on my adventures. Now, after crowded trains, bad food, sickness, traffic jams and petty theft, I’m not sure. The places are amazing, of course. But are they worth it? Perhaps I’m old and jaded, but I feel a yearning for home.