Escape your own world into these wondrous and imaginative places in these six science fiction short stories by Rob Vagle.In a world . . .Where a new form of execution transforms more than just the condemned.Where a being made of gears and scales calculates a human life’s monetary worth.Where a stranger courts away mirror reflections of others, leaving one narcissist desperate andalone.Where the Earth holds what completes each of us to fill th...

Time travel in a variety of ways. Through a secret government project, through a time tunnel in the back of a school locker. With a watch, whether fancy or cheap. And in the final story, a man joins a corporation covered in dust. Five science fiction stories presented here come packed with wonder.

The Sudden RoomOn the morning of Beth's thirty-ninth birthday, she finds a strange and sudden room in her home. One she has no recollection of.The rest of the family finds the new room normal and unsurprising.When the rest of the family leaves, Beth opens the door of that sudden room. What she finds sends her down a fantastical rabbit hole of her other lives. A room that belongs in the science fiction her son loves.By the end of her day, Beth will battle to ...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction.A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."

The Sudden RoomOn the morning of Beth’s thirty-ninth birthday, she finds a strange and sudden room in her home. One she has no recollection of.The rest of the family finds the new room normal and unsurprising.When the rest of the family leaves, Beth opens the door of that sudden room. What she finds sends her down a fantastical rabbit hole of her other lives. A room that belongs in the science fiction her son loves.By the end of her day, Beth will battle to ...

Eternal FlameFrom the acclaimed author, Rob Vagle, the writer of the weird and fantastic.Flame is a dragon raised alone in a broken world without another one like her. When a dead dragon washes up on the shore clues point towards the west. Over the ocean and beyond there might be dragons.An intimate fantasy tale about the heart of a dragon.

It had begun two weeks earlier, the first light event over much of the continent of North America and then the lights randomly pulsed from the sky over various geographical locations.Any human being witnessing the light pulse would begin to grow a black bird from their chest.In a world where millions have already been affected and the skies filling up with birds, this is one story about one man who wants to remain on Earth after this strange apocalypse. His wife, however, h...

For All Your Head Needs Inside And Out.A Cut Beyond Barbershop always open for business. Everywhere, anytime. Turn your head after visiting and it blinks out of existence.A barbershop full of multitudes.Wherever the shop appears, the barbershop changes. A different name and a different barber—different gender, different nationality, different race.A Cut Beyond Barbershop Quartet includes stories about a woman looking for help facing her fear of death, a youn...

A Vulture WaitsStunning crime author, Rob Vagle, spins a dark tale that will make your heart race.Guillermo Tavarez is more than a private detective. He is a fixer. A fijador. In Phoenix, the city in the desert, full of devils preying on the innocent. Guillermo has identified one of the men who had killed his father. The drive for vengeance fills his heart with darkness and Guillermo faces both the devils surrounding him and the devil inside of him...

Where Everything GoesExtraordinary writer, Rob Vagle, offers a brief, wild and freaky trip.Roger, a homemaker dad, takes a trip down a rabbit hole in the form of the laundry dryer.A heartfelt tale of items lost, time slipping away, and dealing with the moment.

Walking NonexistentInventive writer, Rob Vagle, dazzles with a transcendent short story.Jessie leads a fragile existence. For your eyes only, if you can keep a promise and a secret.A bittersweet study on the nature of human existence. A story of love and the drive for human connection.

In a world where narcissism is the norm and people interact with their mirrored-selves, Evy wakes up to find her reflection above her bed missing. In her place is an empty bed with rose pedals dotting the sheets.This is only the beginning. With each missing reflection, Evy is driven over the edge, frightened and lost in a life without her reflections.What's a narcissist to do?When a stranger comes to her door, he offers to help her, but there are risks involved. He ...