Thirteen Science Fiction and Fantasy stories by Vaughn Heppner! Many have been previously published in various magazines and print anthologies.

The Cockroach Diaries – It’s survival of the fittest in the distant future.

The Living Totem – Making magic the hard way.

Strontium-90 – Inter-Solar war at its trickiest.

The Scarlet Woman – She’s Death’s own harlot.

Quantum Metaphysics – What color is your soul?

Thule – Vikings should beware of drinking enchanted cups of wine.

Braintap – Breakout therapy is risky business.

The Oath – Bargaining with a devil is never what it seems.

War’s End – It isn’t always a good idea to start at the beginning.

The Flower Girl – “Don’t sniff the purple lotus, dear.”

The Rationalist Response – Use the freaking transporter—like this!

The Cup of Attila – The Scourge of God has one wedding too many.

The Dialogue of Kong and Socrates – Even a cybernetically-enhanced, time-traveling gorilla needs some philosophic help now and again. **