The second of seven pairs of short stories in the Dreams of an Insomniac Collection. Tragic, honest, and chilling, these stories will make you pause before the next time you ask the innocent question: what if?

The first of seven pairs of short stories by Matthew Jankiewicz. The first short story, "Dandelions", is akin to the style of magical realism, a genre popularized by Gabriel García Márquez, Haruki Murakami, and Alice Hoffman. The second short story, "Newton's Shop of Magical & Aesthetically Pleasing Artifacts", is a blend of fantasy, comedy, and horror with a plot as intriguing as its title.

After Effects is a collection of twenty-seven short stories that dig into the downfall of a person, community, or society as a whole; and what the after effects of that ruin entail.Some are humorous, some are touching, but all make us pause and reflect.