Shadow Realities: Writer on Demand Vol. 7

There are other worlds in the shadows; dark worlds that mirror our own and seep in through the cracks in our facade of normality. Shadow Realities brings you five stories that reveal these dark alternatives to life as we know it.

Psycho Physics (approximately 6,000 words) slipstreams a hard-boiled detective through a world of science into a world that he can only pray is science fiction to get his man and avert an unimaginable catastrophe. This story originally appeared in Slipstreams, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers (DAW Books, Inc. 2006).

For Every Time, A Season (approximately 2,000 words) reveals a mirror world where everything is exactly the same as our world, except for one crucial dimension that makes all the difference in the world--a life and death difference. This story originally appeared in Time-Traveled Tales, edited by Jean Rabe (Origins Game Fair Anthology 2012).

Rural Route (approximately 4,600 words) reveals the shadows of another reality and their plans for bringing their patterns of darkness to our reality in an unconventional assault that almost no one sees coming. This story originally appeared in Boondocks Fantasy, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2011).

Day of the Shadows (approximately 4,000 words) captures what happens when our darkest fears become reality. This story originally appeared in Carnage & Consequences, edited by Marc Tassin & Friends (Walkabout Publishing, Inc. 2011).www.karmassist.com (approximately 4,300 words) teaches us to be wary when our dreams come true, because darkness is concealed inside every wish. This story originally appeared in The Dimension Next Door, edited by Kerrie Hughes and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2008).

Look for more of Donald J. Bingle's stories, story collections, and books, including two story collections in Morse Code, at donaldjbingle.com.