Sparks - Tales from the Provinces Page 3

tenacity!”

  “Remarkable!” the man declared.

  Bridgette stood in stunned dismay at the bottom stair. On Mother’s left workers hauled cages full of enormous rats into the basement from a hole leading into the sewers; on her right a butcher packed monkey-sized carcasses into crates of ice.

  Afterwords

  Thank you for downloading this flash-fiction anthology. I’ve created this in order to give you a taste of things to come. You’ve just been witness to crucial moments during the lives of some major players within my upcoming novels. These are backstory snapshots of heroes and villains alike. Sparks, if you will, that shall set ablaze the stories to follow.

  I am a new author, and my first books will be exploring a personal twist on the themes of steampunk and science-fiction. If you liked what you’ve found in these six short stories, then you will absolutely love the larger books. I promise you that. Plus I’m new, and developing, and things can only get better from here.

  Please, feel welcome to post politely to my website. I would love to hear from you about what you aspects you enjoyed and would like to see more of. I intend to intermix more short works along with my novels, and while I am writing to fulfill my own passions and interests, I will also strive to deliver more of what you enjoy, and less of what you hate.

  If you choose to subscribe to my website, you will receive only status updates of my works-in-progress, including early notification of release dates and special offers only given out to subscribers.

  You can check out my website at www.strategicfiction.com

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  Thanks again!

  Joseph Bouchard