"Hold onto your head! Editor Jason Sizemore loads a shotgun with futuristic stories, puts the barrel against your brain and pulls the trigger... Standouts in this sf anthology include James Reilly's Terra Tango 3, Jennifer Pelland's Personal Jesus, and Michele Lee's Meat World. These stories are cutthroat, sinister, sometimes lonely and always disturbing." -Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of Plague Zone  The future is dark. So dark it takes the light of these bright stars to envision seventeen dystopian views. Edited by Jason Sizemore this volume includes work from: Alethea Kontis & Kelli Dunlap, Geoffrey Girard, Elaine Blose, Robby Sparks, Gene O'Neill, Angeline Hawkes, Aliette de Bdard, James Reilly, Gil Ainsworth, Maggie Slater, Glenn Lewis Gillette, Sara Harvey, Natania Barron, Paul Jessup, Deb Taber, Maurice Broaddus, and Ekaterina Sedia.

Dark Futures: Tales of Dystopian SF

Literature & Fiction

Kelli Owen

Genre Fiction

Dark Quest, LLC

The Headless Boy

Reeling from the loss of a child, Maggie finds her job at the local daycare unbearable and errands around town impossible. She knows every child, every single parent, and they're all reminders of what she's lost. Unable to heal, she sinks further into the grip of grief and depression. Jake is a good guy, a great husband, and wants only the best for his broken wife. Therapy and medications aren't helping, and a change of scenery makes perfect sense. A new home. A fresh start. He is nothing but patient, giving Maggie the space and emotional support needed to move on. But once they've settled in, Maggie offers him an alternative. And though Jake doesn't believe in ghosts, he plays along with the charade in the name of helping his wife. Until he discovers it's not a game. They are not alone. As the subtle activity grows violent, Jakes realizes the thing in their house has chosen Maggie as a surrogate mother, and it does not want a father figure. Jake and Maggie's fresh start has become a battlefield, and he's no longer sure which side his wife is on. Does Jake have the strength to save them both?

Poltergeist Press

Reeling from the loss of a child, Maggie finds her job at the local daycare unbearable and errands around town impossible. She knows every child, every single parent, and they're all reminders of what she's lost. Unable to heal, she sinks further into the grip of grief and depression. Jake is a good guy, a great husband, and wants only the best for his broken wife. Therapy and medications aren't helping, and a change of scenery makes perfect sense. A new home. A fresh start. He is nothing but patient, giving Maggie the space and emotional support needed to move on. But once they've settled in, Maggie offers him an alternative. And though Jake doesn't believe in ghosts, he plays along with the charade in the name of helping his wife. Until he discovers it's not a game. They are not alone.As the subtle activity grows violent, Jakes realizes the thing in their house has chosen Maggie as a surrogate mother, and it does not want a father figure. Jake and Maggie's fresh start has become a battlefield, and he's no longer sure which side his wife is on.Does Jake have the strength to save them both?

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Dark Futures: Tales of Dystopian SF

The Headless Boy

The Headless Boy