Traffic Patterns

by Jeff Bowles

Oh, what is a megalomaniacal, self-aware traffic light to do? The town of Brookton, Massachusetts sure has seen its share of troubles. But then, so has Azmodan, wizard of the multiverse. When this wand-wielding warlock wanderer decides to grant consciousness and godhood to a humble, unassuming traffic light, the world takes a turn for the worst. Traffic lights aren't supposed to have this kind of power, are they?

*Bonus flash story included: who can withstand the misery and humiliation of Mid-Life Crisis: The Video Game?

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2018

About the author

Jeff Bowles is a science fiction and horror writer from the mountains of Colorado. The best of his outrageous and imaginative short stories are collected in Godling and Other Paint Stories, Fear and Loathing in Las Cruces, and Brave New Multiverse. He has published work in magazines and anthologies like PodCastle, Black Static, the Threepenny Review, and Dark Moon Digest. Jeff earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing at Western State Colorado University. He currently lives in the high-altitude Pikes Peak region, where he dreams strange dreams and spends far too much time under the stars.