A Question of Reality

By Sarah Truly

A QUESTION OF REALITY AND OTHER STORIES features five stories about characters in otherworldly scenarios

In "Five Minutes," it’s a normal day for Francis until a bloodied version of himself pounds on the door with a mysterious box. Francis has five minutes to decide to should trust his future self or save his sister from the force he’s been warned about.

"Penny for Your Thoughts" follows Penny and her companions Pixie and Poppy as they navigate the concrete jungle of an airport parking lot. Unable to locate her car, Penny is subject to Pixie and Poppy’s endless banter as their conversation gets more and more grotesque. All Penny wants to do is get home.

In "Mystic Miscommunication," three magical girls fight a giant wolf marching towards the town they have sworn to protect. They must decipher the mysterious message left for them in order to find the key to defeating this great evil as the wolf inches closer and closer to the town.

"A Question of Reality" tells the story of Donn and Delilah, a couple trapped inside a sadistic battle royale, as they come across a baby. Delilah must convince Donn not to kill the child, even if letting it live could mean death for them.

"Standby" is about Sancia and her new partner Augusta in a battle-torn post-apocalyptic world. Sancia tries to adjust to her new position as a data programmer but Augusta's sarcastic, unhelpful attitude gets on her nerves. She must find a way to deal with her work and her new partner before she loses it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sarah Truly
• Release date: Jun 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463926017

Sarah Truly

Sarah Truly is a screenwriter for television who writes science fiction and fantasy stories. She is currently attending Full Sail University, pursing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Her flash fiction “Penny for Your Thoughts” has been published in Soft Cartel.

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A Question of Reality

by Sarah Truly

Copyright  Sarah Truly, 2019

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ISBN: 9780463926017

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Five Minutes

Penny for Your Thoughts

Mystic Miscommunications

A Question of Reality

Standby

About the Author

Five Minutes

When Francis opened the door, he saw his own hazel eyes looking back at him. But he wasn’t looking in a mirror. No, the Francis standing in his doorway looked completely different from the one inside. He was wearing the same pajamas, but his were painted with splatters of red. His brown hair had fallen out of his bun and hung around his panicked face. One hand lay limp at his side, dripping with blood. His other hand held a worn brown box with tacky golden question marks on the sides.

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