My Review (5 stars out of 5)
This is a collection of twenty-seven speculative short stories exploring the idea of journeys. A mix of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, they are peopled by characters whose hoped-for destinations take them on a variety of strange and disturbing routes.
With any collection of stories, there are always a few that stand out from the others. What I liked about this collection is that while there’s something for everyone, there is a wide range of story types. For me, I found stories like Her Memory Uncloaked and On the Canvas of Dreams, which lean towards AI and its many issues, less enticing than another AI tale, In the Image of Evie, which I loved.
Unfinished Business is an interesting idea about what might have happened to one of the passengers on the Titanic if it had reached its destination. Other stories explore monsters in the closet, dragon eggs, and a curiously relevant system for dishing out drugs that depends on your social status.
At times beautifully written, these stories show multiple sides of the author’s imagination. A splendid collection that promises much for this author’s future writing career.
Author Bio
Lisa Fox is a pharmaceutical market researcher by day and fiction writer by night. She survives—and sometimes even thrives—in the chaos of suburban New Jersey life with her husband, two teenage sons, and quirky Double-Doodle dog. Her debut short story collection, Core Truths, was published in April 2023. Lisa’s work has been featured in Amazing Stories, Uncharted Magazine, Dark Matter, Bards and Sages Quarterly, Metaphorosis, New Myths, and Brilliant Flash Fiction among others. Lisa has had work nominated for the Pushcart Prize and for Best Small Fictions and is a previous winner of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay competition. You can find Lisa and her published work via her website: lisafoxiswriting.com or on Twitter @iamlisafox10800.
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NB This post first appeared as part of the Blog Tour for Passageways, via Rachel, at Rachel’s Random Resources.
Colin Garrow 
I like the sound of this. Thanks, Colin.
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Cheers, Robbie 😉
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