Journey From My Attic: An Eclectic Collection of Short Stories

By Heidi Bromund

It's not the destination but the journey...

JOURNEY FROM MY ATTIC will take you through an eclectic variety of worlds that will spark the imagination. From danger surrounding the Baltic Sea to the fantastical mystery of Devil's Peak, you never know where the path might lead.

Covering mystery, comedy, tragedy, fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian tales, these flash-fiction and short stories will take you on an emotional ride. Exploring greed, loss, love, drug addiction, war, triumph, and an alien or two, the endings aren't always happy but the journey well worth it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heidi Bromund
• Release date: Sep 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370912292

Heidi Bromund

Heidi Bromund is a computer animator and teacher at Full Sail University in the Computer Animation department. She received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation from Full Sail University. Knowing great animators are also great storytellers, she returned to an early childhood dream and will complete her bachelor’s in Creative Writing in December of 2016. Her favorite genres to work in are fantasy and Christian romance. Her short fiction story "Preserved Treasure" was published in Page & Spine on January, 2016. She is also a member of the non-profit group L.A.N.C.E. Orlando, a stage combat group that focuses on medieval and pirate style shows. You can connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-bromund-065150122.

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JOURNEY FROM MY ATTIC

An Eclectic Collection of Short Stories

by Heidi Bromund

Copyright 2016 Heidi Y Bromund

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First Smashwords Edition

ISBN: 9781370912292

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

Preserved Treasure

The Way We Were

Murder at Midnight

Subject 259

When the Red Rose Bloomed

The Road to Hades

Dancing With Myself

Apartment 4B

Revolution Ignited

Love to Live

Devil's Peak

About the Author

Introduction

Journey From My Attic is a collection of short stories written while studying the craft of writing. As a result, the stories vary widely from tragedy to comedy, science fiction to dystopian, covering a wide range of styles and genres.

Preserved Treasure: Fiction

A fortune lies at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and one man's greed will do anything to obtain it.

The Way We Were: Fiction

How do you walk away gracefully from a marriage falling apart?

Murder at Midnight: Mystery

A detective must work quickly to solve the case before his client is murdered.

Subject 259: Science Fiction

A soldier finds himself trapped in an unusual maze.

When the Red Rose Bloomed: Tragedy

There is no furry like a woman scorned.

The Road to Hades: Tragedy

A drug addict faces a final confrontation with her addiction.

Dancing With Myself: Comedy

A drug addict struggles to break away from her addiction.

Apartment 4B: Science Fiction

A mysterious message leads a young cadet to apartment 4B but will it be the salvation from those who stalk him or his final doom?

Revolution Ignited: Dystopian

An explosion leads a young woman to a face to face confrontation with the leader of the revolution.

Love to Live: An index story

A young man faces love, death, and life.

Devil's Peak: Fantasy

A young woman finds herself trapped within the mysterious Devil's Peak. Will the king of the mountain ever let her leave?

Preserved Treasure

You can’t sell those treasures. They belong to everyone. Dr. Edvin Magnusson, Head Archeologist of the Sweden Maritime museum wiped the sweat off his brow with the back of his hand despite the arctic blast from the overhead vents.

Save me the sob story, Viggo said, pushing the muzzle of the revolver against the back of Edvin’s head. At six feet in height, he towered over the diminutive doctor. The late hour insured no one would stumble upon them. Get me the map. There’s a fortune to be had at the bottom of the Baltic.

Keys rattled in Edvin’s hands as he sought the correct one for the cabinet. The top drawer rolled open revealing the only document housed inside. With trembling hands, Edvin pulled it out. Red marked the locations of the wrecks.

Don’t get any ideas, Viggo said, grabbing the map.

How did you learn about the Johanna? Edvin asked. He took a few steps back as if distancing himself would save him from the gun. No one is supposed to know about it yet.

Let’s just say a mutual friend decided he could make more money helping me than working under you.

Edvin’s fists clenched. Otto.

That’s right. Viggo chuckled, looking up from the map. "He was a wealth of information. It’s going to be as big a find as the Vasa, right?

Where is he?

Viggo shrugged. He was supposed to meet me earlier but never showed. More money for me. Viggo looked back at the map, his eyes searching the locations. So what would you say the value of the objects down in her hold are worth?

They’ll be worth nothing if brought up improperly. Ignoring the gun, Edvin stalked forward. The Baltic is a natural preserver. If you don’t respect that you’ll destroy the artifacts.

Viggo raised the