Reflection Infection

“Reflection Infection” is a selection of 28 short stories written in the context of the “Weekly Writing Prompts” on reedsy.com, the monthly “#Micro” challenge on sweek.com, and the monthly “Furious Fiction” contest organized by the Australian Writers’ Centre.
Most of the stories have fantastic elements such as characters who are aware that they are a work of fiction, creatures with unexpected features, and mirrors with a life of their own.

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Table of Contents:

  1. Bad Hair (Reedsy #33): page 5
  2. Farewell, my Heroine (Reedsy #40): page 10
  3. Death of a Corner Store (Reedsy #31): page 15
  4. Laundry Love (Furious Fiction March 2019): page 21
  5. The Interdim Bureau (Reedsy #24): page 23
  6. The Face of Love (Reedsy #37): page 36
  7. Reflection Infection (Furious Fiction March 2020): page 42
  8. Time Paradox (Reedsy #39): page 45
  9. The Citizens of Taronia (Reedsy #45): page 52
  10. Unicorn (Sweek #MicroEarth): page 58
  11. The mind is deceitful… (Reedsy #35): page 60
  12. Karma is a Bitch (Reedsy #42): page 66
  13. Out of Breath (Reedsy #30): page 72
  14. Reincarnation (Furious Fiction February 2020): page 76
  15. For the Love of Mother (Furious Fiction August 2019): page 79
  16. Reflections (Reedsy #36): page 82
  17. How Animandrill saved his life… and mine too (Reedsy #41): page 88
  18. The Winter King (Reedsy #23): page 94
  19. The rumors about my death were greatly exaggerated (Reedsy #37): page 100
  20. Victor’s Dilemma (Furious Fiction October 2019): page 106
  21. Conflicting Expectations regarding Episode Thirteen (Reedsy #32): page 109
  22. Family Tree (Reedsy #27): page 115
  23. The Beast (Furious Fiction April 2019): page 122
  24. Ants from Space (Reedsy #41): page 125
  25. Every End is a new Beginning (Reedsy #44): page 133
  26. Skin Hunger (Furious Fiction May 2020): page 140
  27. The Longest Night (Reedsy #42): page 143
  28. The Takeover (Reedsy #45): page 149

Errata:

  • In the original version of the book, it says that "For the Love of Mother" was written in August 2020; that should be August 2019.
  • In the original version of the book, it says that "Reflections" was written in the context of Reedsy's Weekly Writing Prompts #35, but that should be #36.