Speculative Encounters: New Stories from the Slipstream

By C. L. Nichols

Speculative fiction stories from C. L. Nichols In "Jump!" a lineman is transported to an alternate reality after a lightning strike, or is it only an hallucination? Someone awakens to find handwriting actually within his concrete bedroom floor in "The Silent Chatter." A man's wife is turned by a group of vampires; he follows and teams up with a female vampire to find them in "Till Death Do Us Part." Other speculativve stories explore the unusual and bizarre environment of the slipstream. Added bonuses include selections from novels by C. L. Nichols for your enjoyment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Aug 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9783748753100

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