Bite Sized Fiction

by Robbie Sheerin

This collection features five sci-fi stories, from cops hunting humanoid robots in Blade Runners 2039, to the shocking truth behind the Titanic in Ships Colliding in the Night. In Defrosting H.G. Wells, the legendary author is thrust 200 years into the future, awakening on a human-colonized planet—and questioning what became of Earth and its inhabitants.The other five tales explore the intricacies of the human mind and aging parents, childhood trauma, and mental health. A daughter is haunted by her controlling mother in Just Ignore Me. In The Incredible Broken Mind, a retired naval officer recalls the Black Plague with incredible detail, but not everything is what it appears. Concerns and Sandcastles captures a child's quiet worry about his parents’ love, while What Dangers Lay Beyond That Barrier of Mahogany Wood delves into the isolated world of a man battling agoraphobia. Award-winning writer Robbie Sheerin weaves humor, pathos, and surprise into every story—each one a twist-filled journey through imagination and emotion.Sci-FiSoldiers in the Mud at the End of the World Blade Runners 2039 Ships Colliding in the Night Crash Land in the Promised Land Defrosting HG. WellsGeneral fiction-Human ConditionDirectors Don't Die, They Just Fade Away What Dangers Lay Beyond That Barrier of Mahogany Wood Just Ignore Me The Incredible Broken Mind Concerns and Sandcastles

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 2025

About the author

Robbie is an award-winning writer who was born in Scotland and moved to the United States at age 22. In 2021, he published a collection of ten short sci-fi stories, Tales from Another Dimension. He followed this with two novels in 2024, The Orb and Across the Universe—Not Really a Beatles Story. In 2025, he released Bite-Sized Fiction as well as his first nonfiction book, Why Adopt ISO Thing?


He has been writing since 2018 and has published numerous short stories and essays in various outlets. When he’s not writing—or dreaming—Robbie works full time as a quality manager at a manufacturing company in Massachusetts. He is married, has one daughter, and shares his home with a dog determined to destroy the yard. He enjoys classic sci-fi, thrillers, espionage, and techno-thrillers, and is a proud Whovian.


Robbie won a Literary Titan Gold award in 2022 for Tales From Another Dimension.

www.robbiesheerinwriter.com

Reviews

[Al · Rating 4 out of 5]

This small collection of short stories was a fun read. The mix of sci-fi and more general fiction was a nice mix. But what really stood out for me was how the author found a way to end many of the stories in a way that surprised me, yet felt like the correct ending, even if I didn’t see it coming. The “bite sized” stories are a nice change of pace to read in between a couple long novels that are my normal reading diet.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **

[Jason Waddle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy short stories, and I truly enjoyed the stories in "Bite-Sized Fiction." This volume offers an eclectic narrative ranging from speculative to science fiction. Some of my favourites from this collection are "Defrosting H.G. Wells" and "The Incredible Broken Mind."
Author Robbie Sheerin has a fun style of writing. I recommend you enjoy the fun, dear reader.

[Robbie Sheerin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and thought provoking. Takes you out of the moment and places you in a time and place you shouldn’t be.