Eclectic Projects 002
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The second issue of Eclectic Projects features four original short stories and more from Aurealis and Ditmar award-winning author Peter M. Ball. The fantasy¸ horror¸ and science fiction stories in this issue include:
The realities of high density living prove difficult for the sensitive ears of a troll in The Bridge Troll's Upstairs Neighbours. A time travel agent's night off turns violent when marauding Vikings invade in On The Corner of Caxton and Petrie¸ 12:04 AM. A young martial artist questions her very humanity after she's rebuilt following a deadly accident in The Fighter. Cows¸ heavy metal¸ and karaoke unleash chaos in Captain Moo-Vell Takes The Mic. Professional thief Tallulah Wyndham-Pryce secure the aid of a vampire in The Shackleton Job Part 2: An Old Fashioned Exchange.
Issue 2 also features an original essay about the evolution of publishing scams alongside the internet in Here Be Dragons: Vanity Presses¸ Scams¸ and Publishing in the Digital Era.
Long regarded as one of Australia's weirder speculative fiction authors¸ Peter M. Ball now brings you original fiction each month in his own magazine¸ Eclectic Projects. Peter is also the author of the novellas Horn¸ Bleed¸ Exile¸ Frost¸ and Crusade¸ and his short fiction collections include The Birdcage Heart & Other Strange Tales¸ Not Quite The End Of The World Just Yet¸ and These Strange & Magic Things. He's the brain in charge at Brain Jar Press and lives in Brisbane with his spouse and a very demanding cat.