Parallel Worlds 2: Five Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Parallel Worlds Volume 02 collects the works of science fiction and fantasy author Addison Smith. Many of the works within have previously appeared in a series of publications. Each volume of Parallel Worlds collects five stories of science fiction and fantasy interspersed with tiny drabbles - stories themselves in small, 100-word bites. Volume 02 includes: Sounds for Crustaceans is a fantasy story of transformation originally published in Fantasy Magazine. It begins with a simple confession: "I'm a crustacean," and is a slice-of-life look at a couple adapting to our ever-changing lives and understanding of our identities. Memory and Steel is a cyberpunk short which originally appeared in The Mods, an anthology from Shacklebound Books. When Niva wakes up, something is different. What follows is a series of life-altering shocks as she realizes what has happened and how she came to be in this situation. Hope for Enthos originally appeared in Fireside Magazine, and is the story of a gargoyle coming to terms with its mortality as it watches an apartment across the street. The Psychic Fish Hates You is a strange bit of micro-fiction about being in a toxic relationship with a fish. It originally appeared in Grievous Angel. The Legend of Johnny C originally appeared in Flash in a Flash. It is the story of a government agency watching for time anomalies, and the biggest time anomaly of them all--Rock and Roll Legend Johnny C. It also features the following drabbles: Masters of the Day The Visitor Mittens and the Death Moth The Hikaru Defense Project