Still-Waking Sleep

By Dayle A. Dermatis

Created to capture the heart of a boy.

Created to take down a powerful family of Verona.

Created to express emotion like a human, but not to feel emotion.

But the time always comes when the creator loses control of his creation….

Tangent Online says of "Still-Waking Sleep," "The story is well crafted, and the idea is clever…[with] solid depth…and interesting complexity."

"Still-Waking Sleep" originally appeared in Fiction River: No Humans Allowed (WMG Publishing, 2017).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soul's Road Press
• Release date: Feb 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393922421

Dayle A. Dermatis

Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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Still-Waking Sleep

Still-Waking Sleep

Dayle A. Dermatis

Soul’s Road Press

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Created to capture the heart of a boy.

Created to take down a powerful family of Verona.

Created to express emotion like a human, but not to feel emotion.

But the time always comes when the creator loses control of his creation….

Tangent Online says of Still-Waking Sleep, The story is well crafted, and the idea is clever…[with] solid depth…and interesting complexity.

Still-Waking Sleep

She doesn’t remember a time before. She didn’t exist, and then she did. She became aware when the stregone ,