Short Story – Elsewhere Publishing

The Dangers of Being a Xenobiologist

/ July 24, 2026

Five soldier-caste donor-parents. Nineteen perfect clone warrior-siblings. And her: a defect. A xenobiologist.

On Kelmer-5, she relishes the constant mist whiting out everything five meters past her nose. Her war-bred kin call the posting a waste. She calls it paradise.

Today the pod refuses to play. Today the gentle brawn herd her toward her idle armored exo-skeleton. Brawn do not spook. The sea knows why. She suits up to find out.

Sci-Fi | Prism Corp. | $2.99

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An Embarrassment of Id’imps

/ July 10, 2026

Elsewhere Publishing is back, and so is the shelf. First up from Ezekiel James Boston:

Gavel Chavez works security at a Las Vegas mall. She runs on caffeine, policy manuals, and pure stubborn professionalism. She handles holiday chaos. She handles weird customers. Darrius? He breaks her rhythm — cute, awkward, and accompanied by Pickle, a devilish little truth-serum mascot who takes a special interest in Gavel.

Fantasy | Stand Alone | $2.99

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Like Father

/ May 30, 2014

Jack Allred Jr. spent most of his life detesting his absentee father — a selfish man who put his military career before his family.

Without his father keeping him rigidly straight, he left home to live with some thrill-seeking buddies. From parkour to motorcycle racing to sky diving, Jack became an adrenaline junkie.

A rare F35 Lightning jet fighter ride along shows up in the mail. His buddies talk him into going, but once on base, can Jack keep from becoming like his father?

Sci-Fi | Stand Alone | $2.99

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84C Watson’s Words

/ March 20, 2014

Short Story Collection

Eight short stories from Christopher Watson: Roach’s Run, Clearing Crystal, Unseen, Used To Be, The Jeweler’s Daughter, From Ashes, Time Loop, and The Weight of Scales. Also included, three pieces of fiction (Tomorrow: Humanity, Morning Glory, and Treat Me).

Fantasy & Sci-Fi | $8.99 | Returning to the shelf soon

Dead Letter

/ March 6, 2014

Unlike David Fellows, very few people grow up to be exactly what they dreamt to be. Though it occasionally feels like Hell, he loves his jobs. Always willing to help another with their route or pick up an extra shift, he never saw himself ever stopping. Neither did his coworkers.

Charged with an even tougher route than he thought possible, David works to deliver letters classified as undeliverable.

Fantasy | Stand alone | $2.99 | Returning to the shelf soon

Better Off Dead

/ January 31, 2014

Forced out of obscurity, Lightning Chuck Wilson finds scores of mages begging to challenge him, the former World Dueling Federation champion. They try to lure with money, prestige, and other things Chuck had, lost, and didn’t miss. Finally, one boasts that any veteran of the current dueling leagues could best any of the old WDF’s top competitors. Chuck proves him wrong, but instantly regrets it.

Fantasy | Lightning Chuck | $2.99

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I Could’ve Been A Nobody

/ January 4, 2014

James Smith lives his routine life in a house bequeathed to him in Reno. Endowed with a modest trust, he lives on rails: see the latest movies, play the latest games, eat Franken Berry. His foster dad told him his life would be hopelessly uneventful and history wouldn’t miss him if he didn’t change. Meant to be a call to action, James shrugged it off. His life was good. Why would he endanger that?

Sci-Fi | The Patron | $2.99

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The Medusa & The Black Oaks

/ November 28, 2013

Revered as the best House Dancer in the southern realms, Tallulah’s skill attracts business from far-off lands. Never called by name, the praise and adulation always falls upon the Golden-Eyed Girl – the masked dancer who never could reveal her monstrous face. Refusing to be denied again, a foreign noble set his men upon the house to steal her away. Tallulah slips their grip and now must find help.

Fantasy | Taluhla | $2.99

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Fiction 4-Pack #2

/ November 5, 2013

Short Story Collection

Four short stories from Christopher Watson: The Jeweler’s Daughter, From Ashes, Time Loop, and The Weight of Scales. Also included, a previously unreleased piece of fiction (Treat Me).

Fantasy & Sci-Fi | $4.99

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The Jeweler’s Daughter

/ September 11, 2013

Las Vegas. Home to more lost souls per capita than any other city — making it the brightest beacon on the material realm to Outsiders. Outsiders who want to come in…

John Black earns his living by pretending to be a priest so he gets the call to boot these uninvited guests. No demonic possession is standard, but something about this one prompts John into lowering his guard. Will he survive?

Fantasy | Reverend Black | $2.99

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