Passageways: Short Speculative Fiction - E-book - ePub

The value of the journey transcends the goal of reaching the destination. A man ventures through the depths of his beloved's subconscious to save her, only to discover a deep-rooted secret that could destroy everything. A young girl and a newly found friend travel to the Middle of Nowhere, desperate to find a way Out. A teenager struggles to escape the clutches of a demonic blanket inherited from a deceased family member.
A ServeBot is faced with the horror of re-purposing when the child she is tasked to raise grows up. A woman revisits her past to determine whether it's time to pull the plug on a scientific experiment that's sustained-and devastated-her family for decades. Fed up with entitled humans, The Angel of Death tenders his resignation. PASSAGEWAYS is a collection of 27 speculative short stories celebrating the importance of the journey.
These tales-including science fiction, fantasy, and horror-introduce characters who traverse unusual and often unsettling routes toward their desired objectives. In these pages, readers voyage through darkness and light, fear and faith; toward understanding and peace. Sanctuary. Self-awareness. Being heard. Being loved. As speculative literary fiction, the stories in this anthology harmonize the excitement and otherworldly escapism that genre-based tales offer with the lyrical poeticism of language that makes storytelling sing.
Passageways is the second short story collection from author Lisa Fox, following her acclaimed debut, Core Truths.