Free Short Story Download through August 31

There is a common thread in many of my short stories and even in my poetry about the nature of reality and the relationship between sleep and wakefulness and the conscious and subconscious mind. As is the case with a number of my short stories, this was inspired by a dream. It delves into one possible explanation for what lurks in the dark recesses of our mind for which science has yet to discover a clear use.

This short story (2,792 words) is reprinted from Book of Dreams: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories, (C) Victor D. Lopez 2011, Book of Dreams Second Edition: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) Victor D. Lopez 2012, and Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014 by Victor D. López.

Through the end of August 2015, you can download this short story free of charge here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/428684. The short story will also be available for free download later this month at Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Smashwords and other leading retailers. I hope you enjoy it. (Note: for retailers other than Smashwords, it may take a day or so for the story to be listed as free.)




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