Between 2 Worlds
Between Two Worlds Science Fiction Anthology
Between Two Worlds is an anthology of nine “Twilight Zone” genre stories. The theme of the anthology is people caught between two opposing worlds. Most of the stories involve alternate universes but some deal with two completely different worlds right here on our own plane of reality.
Once In a Blue Moon is based on a fantasy I had about my favorite girl from high school. In those days I fantasized that we were stranded somewhere and could never get back to the “Real World.” This story is an expansion on that fantasy and I insert both her and myself by name in cameo roles in the story. We are not the main characters. Klinkerdagger 5-3587
is based on a conversation I had with the receptionist at the Tacoma Elks Club, the late Joni Ehreth a few years ago. She recounted a phone call she received from a lady making dinner reservations who gave her home telephone number using the old letter prefix. I change the venue to the “Tacoma Community Club” and featured Joni as the receptionist.
Most of the stories take pl;ace in my home area of the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot tackles the Sasquatch mystrery and postulates a creative answer to that legend.
As I mentioned above, I wrote in myself and high school girl friend in one story. Throughout the anthology I use names of friends and family for the characters. In most cases I do not model the characters after them except in one story called Just a Second. The character of Ashley is modeled after a very pleasant and lovely waitress named Ashley at a restaurant I used to patronize before I retired. Part of the fun of writing these stories was commemorating old friends.
I hope you will find as much pleasure in reading them as I had in writing them.