Escapism

By Annika Ellis

ESCAPISM is a collection of flash fiction stories featuring people who want a way out. In "Inked," Tyler wakes up with mysterious tattoos all over his body, and an apartment that is no longer attached to the ground. In "Birdcage," Robin and her infant brother hide from the terror of their home. "Hit" shows an assassin trying to get out of bad dealings with her unfortunate client. In "ANG:ELic," Glenn wants nothing more than to get away from the AI he can't stand.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annika Ellis
• Release date: Jun 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463385517

Annika Ellis

Annika Ellis is a game writer, working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. She writes fantasy, sci-fi, and dabbles in poetry. Her flash fiction “Promises” was published in the Scarlet Leaf Review’s February 2018 Catalogue. In her free time, she enjoys doing ballet in her living room, after 13 years of performing on stage. You can find her online at Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Escapism

By: Annika Ellis

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Inked

Birdcage

Hit

ANG:ELic

About the Author

Inked

First sign that something is wrong: random body markings.

Tyler gets up, swipes his glasses off his bedside table, and goes to the bathroom to take a shower, only to stop halfway into taking off his shirt when he notices three, jagged, black lines running across his side. From mid-back to his ribs, it looks like he got mauled by a tiger, and tattooed over the scars.

That’s weird, Tyler thinks, which is probably