Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850–94) was born in a dank and cold Edinburgh, but travelled greatly in search of less brutal weather, finally to pass away in the temperate climes of Samoa. For today’s reader his reputation as a writer of adventure fiction is well established but as a poet, essayist, travel writer and masterful short story writer his range was …
Micro-fiction 029 – Far Flung
The lights have gone dark in a downtown block in New Manhatten. Special Unit Bain is sent to sort it out before the Bots arrive and go public. Another podcast and sf tale from Jake Jackson’s These Fantastic Worlds
Micro-fiction 028 – Disintegration
Gravity’s gone into reverse. Skyscrapers, houses, streets sucked into the skies. Everyone is racing out of town. Except Kyla. And she’s feeling sleepy. Another Podcast and short tale from These fantastic worlds, by Jake Jackson.
Micro-fiction 027 – Undertow
The dark waters of the storm-racked lake toss the small craft and its terrified occupants. So much for a weekend break! Another tale of dark fantasy from Jake Jackson’s These Fantastic Worlds.