OTHER WORLDS

OWFI's 2008 Trophy Winner for Best Book of Fiction

OTHER WORLDS presents five fantasy stories meant to challenge the reader's perception of reality. A young mother fights to save her child from a disturbing future society. A matchmaking ghost meddles in a young woman's love life. A cynical teenage runaway encounters the shadowy line dividing life, death, and love. An upscale bag-lady enters an alternate world and meets her alter ego. An animal rights activist meets her match when the King of Faerie threatens to banish Earth to a faraway dimension. Includes five original illustrations. — See below to read an excerpt and find video links ▼

OTHER WORLDS [©2007] by Paula Blais Gorgas | Fantasy Anthology (PG) 116 pages (30,000 words) Illustrated | Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI's) 2008 Trophy Winner for Best Book of Fiction | Available in ebook, hardback, and paperback from the DFP Books label of Dragonfly Publishing

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EXCERPT

MEGAN'S WINDOW:

"LANGSTON, Take Five!"
The television camera moved in toward three people seated on a plush beige sofa.
"Hello, America. This is Senator Hal Langston."
"And Carol."
"And Megan."
"With a message for each of our citizens." In exactly twenty-two seconds, Hal explained why he was the best choice for Florida's U.S. Senate seat. Smiling, he turned to his wife.
"You have my vote, Hal," Carol said, softly. She hugged the little girl sitting in her lap. "Megan?"
No answer.
"Cut!"
"Not again!" Hal jumped to his feet, his hands clenched in tight fists.
Still holding her tightly, Carol slid the little girl off her lap and onto the couch. "Meggie? What's wrong?"
Her clear blue eyes shining, Megan pointed to an empty wall across the room. "Did you see it, Mommy? Did you see the window with the pretty silver buildings inside?"
Hal threw his hands. "Windows! Don't tell me we're going through that crap again!"
Megan clamped a chubby hand over her mouth. "Uh oh! I'm not supposed to talk about them."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hal demanded.
Carol hugged her daughter. Then stood up quickly. "Why don't you wait for us over by the door, sweetheart?"
"Are we finished talking on TV?"
"You are," Hal snapped. "Now do what your mother said. Carol, let's get this over with."
Megan's face clouded and her lips trembled, but she walked toward the door.
Carol wanted only to hold the little girl and tell her everything was okay, but she didn't believe it and neither would her three-year-old daughter...

[Copyright ©2024 Paula Blais Gorgas | No unauthorized reproduction or distribution]

REVIEWS

"DELIGHTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE! This collection of short stories were some of the best I have ever read. From the little three-year-old Megan, who is bright and talented and psychic — and whose job it was to change the world for the better, to the ghost that haunted the heroine's house and the pretend ghost buster who had always admired her from afar, to the fairies and their evil king who wanted to take over earth; the magic mirror that pulled the heroine's image from a parallel world to change the future from her dismal future. Brava to Paula Blais Gorgas! I truly enjoyed OTHER WORLDS, and only wish I could learn more about what happens in these worlds! I highly recommend this collection of delightful short stories" ~ reviewed by Norman A. Harchar [FIVE STARS]

"OTHER WORLDS is a delightful, entertaining read that should be on everyone's to buy list." ~ reviewed by Chaos Arts Reviews [FIVE STARS]

"There is a moral to each story in this anthology. Ms. Gorgas has a great talent for putting a unique twist to her stories. She infuses heart and feeling into every page of OTHER WORLDS." ~ reviewed by CoffeeTime Romance [FIVE STARS]

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