Short Wonders

By Rob Vagle

Escape your own world into these wondrous and imaginative places in these seven short science fiction tales by Rob Vagle.

 

Glimpse future cities, witness a relationship between a dog and an AI, read about humorous aliens, and more.

 

No story is too short for a sense of wonder.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dog Copilot Press
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393515142

Rob Vagle

Rob Vagle's short stories have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Polyphony, Heliotrope, and Strange New Worlds. He lives and writes in Tempe, AZ. He grew up in Minnesota and lived in Eugene, OR. for fifteen years. Stories and novels published by Dog Copilot Press, available wherever ebooks are sold. He drinks coffee.

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