by ryanc | Dec 1, 2018 | Pressed for Time, Short stories
This story first appeared in Curios and Conundrums: Countdown to Oblivion (August 2017) from The Mysterious Package Company. The theme of the issue was the end of the world. For the sake of brevity, I will gloss over my spectacular and daring escape from my cell in...
by ryanc | Dec 14, 2017 | Pressed for Time, Short stories
This story first appeared in Curios and Conundrums: Clockwork Mutineers (October 2017) from The Mysterious Package Company. The theme of the issue was time travel. Breaking into the little girl’s bedroom was the easy part. The George Eastman House, a film conservatory...
by ryanc | Dec 14, 2017 | Pressed for Time, Short stories
This story first appeared in Curios and Conundrums: Brain Butchers (August 2017) from The Mysterious Package Company. The themes of the issue were mind control, zombies, and 1970’s Cold War Russia. I am convinced that the sphere has a sick sense of humour. It...
by ryanc | Mar 13, 2017 | Pressed for Time, Short stories
This story first appeared in Curios and Conundrums: Gods of Madness (April 2017) from The Mysterious Package Company. The theme of the issue was madness in Victorian England. Being stark naked, I counted my blessings that the sphere had deposited me near a small...