Interludes — Ty Johnston

Science fiction, fantasy, horror, all the speculative fiction genres are to be found within Interludes, a collection of six short stories and one novelette. Meet terrors of the night, see a possible future on Mars, laugh at a fractured fairy tale, and more.

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Beneath a Persian Sun - A mysterious figure and a professor visit a museum in Baghdad during Saddam's final days in power, their goal an object with a past both religious and profane.

The Impulse to Punish - A doctor arrives at a Mars colony to find the colonists are facing a torturous punishment, themselves.

The Castle of Endless Woe - A servant girl is brought to a castle in the hinterlands by the family that lords over her, but what they find there will never be forgotten. By those who survive.

Six Swords, One Skeleton and a Sewer - A squad of not-so-bright city guards are sent to investigate an underground catacomb and the terrors that could be waiting within.

Peter Piker the Pankin Man - Goofy, silly and told in the manner of fractured fairy tales. Peter Piker and his pal Worm bring a bit of hilarity to the kingdom of Marleybone.

Milk and Cookies - The true secret of St. Nick revealed, for those who can stomach it.

The Way the Sunlight Lies Upon Her Hair -- Memories of his girlfriend keep one soldier fighting in a war that never ceases. But can he tell the difference between what is real and what is not?