Possibilities: Ten short stories complete the cycle

by Jeff Layton

Possibilities—the state or fact of being likely or possible. Magical Realism and observations of the nature of being.

Ten short stories written in the Magical Realism style and observations of the nature of relationships and things. From a Magical Forest, Song of Trees, The Reborn, Where the Acorn Falls, Possibilities, and five more stories that dig into consciousness and the mystery of being. All are unique and thought-provoking. No A.I. can think up this stuff. Only a living and experiencing human writer can.

These short stories simultaneously hold the entire world and universe in your mind—dual consciousness thought of what is actual and possible. This is done through the power of metaphor and creative magical thinking. One thing can be everything, and everything can become one thing. Welcome to the theater of your mind.

In addition to the ten short stories, there are eight one-page flash fiction pieces called to become absorbed in thought. An imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas to write. (Used as short fictional prose with interesting interjections in this collective work.)

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 5, 2023

About the author

I have done and experienced lots of things in my life. To stay relevant to writing, after I completed my six-year commitment in the military. I went to college on the GI bill. I started out in liberal arts with a focus on becoming a writer. I really enjoyed my English and literature classes. I changed course after about a year realizing I might want to earn a living financially with my degree. I focused on horticulture my second interest and finished with a degree in Landscape Horticulture.
As years went on, I would enroll in community college and audit creative writing classes. I enjoyed this. In doing so I also fell in love with visual arts—painting and went on to have ten professional one-man shows in art galleries, and gain recognition in that endeavor.
My activities of interest: Hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, raced my bicycle across the United States, fell in love with windsurfing, and opened a shop—from there living fives years in Maui, Hawaii where I taught windsurfing, and then go on to Kiteboarding. I am a fly fisherman and open a shop. I have created many videos of my fishing endeavors in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia…and it goes on.
I have had some spiritual experiences along the way. Some garnered through near-death in big surf, car accident, and spiritual journey deep into British Columbia where I have gone through some smokehouse sessions and a journey to the light experience that I still reflect upon today. So, I have returned to writing and will paint with words through metaphors my experiences, and thoughts of existence.