Transient Cactus Publications
Transient Cactus Publications was formed on 1st December 2012 and is the micro press of speculative fiction writer Michelle Ann King.SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Possibly Nefarious Purposes and Other Stories (May 2018)
Come for Christmas dinner at the house of a little girl with very particular interests; let the residents of an old folks’ home show you how to save the world with self-hypnosis; celebrate (or mourn) the death of a supervillain; consult with Clarity, who can tell you why things happen as they do (if you really want to know); and learn how to score points for decapitation in a never-ending game of life and death.
Featuring all of the above plus protective aliens, bickering ghosts, gangster vampires, robot ninjas, and floods of man-eating hamsters, the second collection of stories from the wicked imagination of Michelle Ann King will horrify, amuse, and chill you in turn.
Featuring all of the above plus protective aliens, bickering ghosts, gangster vampires, robot ninjas, and floods of man-eating hamsters, the second collection of stories from the wicked imagination of Michelle Ann King will horrify, amuse, and chill you in turn.
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Transient Tales Volume 2 (Jan 2013)
Paperback
Transient Tales Omnibus (Aug 2015)
The Transient Tales Series: 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
TRANSIENT TALES OMNIBUS collects the first four volumes in the series: forty-six funny, sad, and thrilling stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror — featuring dysfunctional (and sometimes demonic) families, a time-travelling reality TV show, a Halloween game with a chilling price, robot wolves, carnivorous plants, a call-centre at the end of the world, witches, doppelgangers, misanthropic psychics, immortal gang bosses, apocalyptic survivors, alien voyeurs, flesh-eating criminals, a cunningly-disguised space leport device, zombies (some helpful, some not so much), and much, much more!
Transient Tales Volume 4 (Dec 2014)
The Transient Tales Series: 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
VOLUME 4 features a life coach to the Gods, a ghost-disposal expert, a time gambler, a singing slug, a cunningly-disguised space teleport device, a girl who can eat anything, an inter-dimensional auction, a suburban demon infestation, a Garden of Eden where everyone can be God, a long-suffering Memory Transfer Manager, and a life-saving zombie.
Transient Tales Volume 3 (Apr 2014)
The Transient Tales Series: 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
VOLUME 3 features demonic spiders, robot wolves, witches, doppelgangers, carnivorous plants, reclusive psychics, immortal gang bosses, apocalyptic survivors, alien voyeurs, flesh-eating criminals, clairvoyants, and God.
Transient Tales Volume 2 (Jan 2013)
The Transient Tales Series: 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
VOLUME 2 features a Halloween game with a chilling price, a call-centre at the end of the world, an unconventional quest for a portal to fairyland, a mother dealing with the loss—and the return—of a child, a desperate woman’s letter to her future self, a repentant scientist’s lament, an envious boy who gets more than he bargained for, and a misguided attempt to gain closure on a very dead love affair.
Transient Tales Volume 1 (Jan 2013)
The Transient Tales Series: 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
VOLUME 1 features dysfunctional families—some demons, some that don’t have that excuse—monstrous assassins, pragmatic cannibals, time-travelling reality TV shows, zombies, witches, phobias made real, law-breaking love and lessons in post-apocalyptic survival.
Shallow Cuts (Jan 2013)
SHALLOW CUTS is a collection of crime flash fiction: 20 bite-sized stories of murder and mayhem. Featuring a would-be comedienne who'll do anything to get a laugh, a fatal case of sibling rivalry, a newly-promoted gang boss who finds that life at the top isn't quite what he imagined, a young boy trying hard to live up to his father's expectations, and many more.
Contact Michelle: michelle3791 [at] gmail [dot] com
I liked your story on today's Daily Science Fiction. I think aftermath stories are great, too. I'm always intrigued by how we'd manage in a transformed world. I like listicle stories, too, because there is so much space between the lines to bring in the reader's own story. Story is here: http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/future-societies/michelle-ann-king/15-things-you-should-know-before-you-say-yes
ReplyDeleteI belong to an informal association for editors and we have bookgroup (of course). It's indie author and micropress month, and I've put your omnibus up as a suggestion.