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    Not Entirely Human
    Not Entirely Human
    Not Entirely Human
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    Not Entirely Human

    By Heather Ewings

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    Within these pages you'll find an odd collection of speculative micro-fiction: historical, supernatural, fantasy, and sci-fi - the longest no more than 342 words.

     

    What really happens when you try to change the past?

    How will climate change affect the merpeople?

    How do you hide a pregnancy to a faery man?

     

    Plus 17 more tales to enjoy!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuamby Press
    Release dateSep 20, 2023
    ISBN9780648812463
    Not Entirely Human
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    Heather Ewings

    Heather Ewings is a Tasmanian author of speculative fiction. With a Masters in History and a fascination with myth and folklore, Heather’s stories explore the past and the present (and occasionally the future) through the lens of the magical. Her short stories have been published both in Australia and internationally. Heather describes herself as a bookworm, a chocoholic, and a would-be hermit (if she didn't need to ferry her children to their myriad social events).

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      Not Entirely Human - Heather Ewings

      Not Entirely Human

      And Other Stories

      Heather Ewings

      Copyright © 2023 by Heather Ewings

      All rights reserved.

      No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

      Contents

      Not Entirely Human

      One Wish

      Shadows

      Rescue

      Who Caught Who?

      Christmas Wedding

      Weaving Fate

      Arthur Gordon

      Tea with Grandma

      Rag and Bone Man

      Undoing Life’s Choices

      Whispered Goodbye

      Emergency

      Dancing in Time

      The Cyclist

      Well of Forgetting

      The Consequences of Climate Change on the Merpeople

      Dissect

      The Cailleach

      Blessed

      Thank you!

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Thank you for reading! Within these pages you’ll find an odd collection of speculative microfiction—historical, supernatural, fantasy, sci-fi – the longest no more than 342 words.

      More of my short stories can be found at medium.com/@heatherewings, or you can find out more about me and my books at www.heatherewings.com.au

      Not Entirely Human

      There was a pregnancy, so there had to be a boyfriend.

      I certainly couldn’t tell them there’d been no one for months... Just one lonely night in the forest, comforted by a creature not

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