Orotund: Collected Short Stories Volume Two

By BP Gregory

A paroled monster, a prostitute and a policeman all see a little girl lost, but this isn't the start of a joke. An isolated, frail old man trapped in his apartment; what possible threat could he pose to the sociopaths next door?

Take a stroll down humanity's eerie back alleys and enjoy BP Gregory's newest short sci-fi, urban fantasy and horror stories neatly packaged together in Orotund: Collected Short Stories Volume Two.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BP Gregory
• Release date: Oct 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310707148

BP Gregory

BP Gregory has been an archaeology student and a dilettante of biology, psychology, and apocalypse prepping. She is the author of five novels including the recently released Flora & Jim, about a father who’ll do anything to keep his daughter alive in a frozen wasteland.BP Gregory lives in Melbourne with her husband and is currently working on The Newru Trail, a murder-mystery set in a world where houses eat your memories. For stories, reviews and recommendations as she ploughs through her to-read pile visit bpgregory.com

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