Miscellaneous Fiction

seeker after knowledge in the Himalayas. An old man whose kind secretly runs the world. A historian with an unusual source of knowledge about things past. A very ... special child. These are the characters that come to life in the four short stories in this collection.1. Thou art that. All of it.Would you like to recall all your previous lives? You may end up remembering more than you can handle ...2. Better NatureFor three hundred years we have ruled your world. All of you, the chimeras and the few genetically pure humans we keep around as a reference point. But how long can it last?3. Former SelvesYes, of course I thought I was going crazy when I first started hearing the voices. But they turned out to be quite useful.4. CharlieSome children are forced to grow up quickly. For Charlie, milliseconds were enough.With four 100-word flash fiction stories as a bonus. Michel Clasquin-Johnson is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Africa. He lives in Pretoria, South Africa with his wife, son and two motorcycles. In his spare time, he writes what can loosely be called science fiction. Not a lot of science involved, and a fine disregard for the rules of fiction. Works of fiction not otherwise classified in a series

A collection of five somewhat funny, somewhat dark, occasionally raucous and, I hope, always thought-provoking science fiction stories.In typical SF style, there's always a "what if" lurking behind the story itself. What if you were marooned in the distant past? What if humans were not the first intelligent beings on this planet to ponder the mysteries of life and death? What if your life was a lie invented by a writer in another universe? What if your entire civilization depended on the horrible death of a teenage girl? What if there was a race of semi-immortal, sexually irresistible men living among us, and living off us?Warning to the easily offended: The last story in this collection contains some "strong" language and oblique references to various sexual acts. Michel Clasquin-Johnson is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Africa. He lives in Pretoria, South Africa with his wife, son and two motorcycles. In his spare time, he writes what can loosely be called science fiction. Not a lot of science involved, and a fine disregard for the rules of fiction. Works of fiction not otherwise classified in a series