I had no idea upon my story acceptance for this short piece I’d be in an edition with superstars, including such SFFH luminaries as Michael Moorcock, Tim Lebbon, and M.R. Carey!
The story I wrote is one of a near future earth which has been ecologically devastated by climate change, but is slowly being resurrected by people like my protagonist, Euanthe. She’s neurodivergent, wary of the dangers, but braves the surface of a world she cannot even inhabit, though the weather’s freaking her out. And something has gone very, very wrong…
Just check out this table of contents:
- Introduction – Ian Whates
- A Routine Investigation in Downtown Arcadia – M.R. Carey
- The World is What You Make of It – E.M. Faulds
- A Kiss to Forget Me By – Kai Holmwood
- The Plate of Plenty – Barend Nieuwstraten III
- Sky Colours – Elana Gomel
- The Girl At The Mirage Café – Frank Roger
- Square Spaces – Tim Lebbon
- A Christmas Dirge – Rhea Rose
- Three From Albion – Michael Moorcock
- Life in the Fast Lane featuring Donna Scott
- In the Weeds – Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin
- Reviews Section
- Andy Hedgewick’s Interview with M.R. Carey
I hope you enjoyed it if you did read my story. Please post something up on social media or your own website, or let me know in comments below – I’d love to hear what you thought.
Buy issue 9 of ParSec Magazine here: https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digital-magazine—issue-9-6234-p.asp
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