Defying Their Story's End

A robot is forced to make a very human choice.A condemned man conquers death to defend his family.An alien creature plays her part in life's mystery.Ghosts find their way. Dragons never change.The dangers of offering or accepting rides with strangers exposed.A manipulative traveler tweaks himself out of time.A fading man fights to keep hold of his dearest memories.A lonely widower pits himself against the local fauna.This and more can be found within the twenty one stories crammed in these pages, including:RabbitingTwo Buttons to EternityOnce More with FeelingJust StuffedAnd Then Her Tail Fell OffNatural CausesThe View from My Cage Is BreathtakingThree TimesExpiration DateAnd a dozen more tales. William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer who spends as much time wondering "what if?" as "why not?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of the ghost of a nine-pound westie.William writes mostly speculative fiction (that's science fiction, fantasy and horror), although he also has a detective series with a soft sci-fi element (Detective Jimmy Delaney.) He completed writing his first novel (Swordsmaster) in 2019; prior to this, he has honed his skills on short fiction. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and The Anarchist, and six of his stories have earned Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future contest.