An anthology post of my shorter stories that might not be worth posting individually. This set will be for the gentler ones - rare, but occasionally I do get in the mood for such.
As a third year at one of the most prestigious arcane universities in the empire, Cercy has no lack of confidence in her abilities. So when a fellow student, Od, derides her physical stature, the one place that fails to measure up, she decides that perhaps it’s time she does some teaching of her own.
Though Od may not be the only one learning a lesson today.
When three humans wash ashore on an uncharted island with hundreds of downsizers—they find themselves in a place where nothing is as small or large as it appears. As survival instincts kick in, alliances form, enemies are made, and trust between protective humans and vulnerable downsizers is tested. Who can trust who? Island fever changes people and all these people converging on one tiny strip of land out in the Pacific is the perfect place to hide something …
The island will reveal all eventually.
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(No need to read my previous Downsize story to enjoy this one.)
You're nothing but a speck in control of the biggest guy around.
Vignettes from a world just like ours, but connected to a strange paralle place, from whence Monster Girls can enter Earth via portals. Only, there is a slight difference of size between the denizens of the Other World and Earth !
The Trailblazer investigates the Dewlight Pavilion in the Dreamscape and discovers the Gulliver’s Arch in Sunday’s sandpit – a discovery made a little more dangerous than usual when the Stellaron Hunters decide to crash the mansion at the same time.
Peter has spent the last five years in Hester's Hideaway, a shelter for unregistered downsizers with ... less than ideal accommodations. How will he handle things when some people from his past decide to pay him a visit?
Two enemy soldiers, a human and a tiny, find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Though tensions are high, the two band together to survive, working together as they await a rescue that may never come.
A thousand miles out from the war embroiling their homes, perhaps their begrudging alliance can bloom into something greater.
In a world where people shrink to two inches tall for economic and environmental reasons, comes a story about Mateo and his quest to navigate a world filled with loving giants, harmful sizeists, and school life filled with adventure.
How will his ex-girlfriend, his bully with a downsizer obsession, his skater-girl best friend, and his parents help him or set him back? Although this world has a robust system to protect downsizers and people generally advocate for their protection, there are darker sides that exist that Mateo and other downsizers will eventually confront.
This novel has many cast members, multiple story arcs, and twists and turns in every direction.