Obliquity: Stories Of A Tilted Perspective

by Delia Strange, Alicia Bruzzone, Kasper Beaumont

Twelve authors have conspired together to entertain you.

None of the stories in this collection are straightforward. Some have twists, others have hidden meanings. Some stories are heartwarming while others are designed to chill the bone. Certainly all of them fit the description of the title word: ‘obliquity’.

What does obliquity mean?
1. deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking
(making bad decisions or not thinking clearly)

2. deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity
(not straight forward and not a linear narrative)

3. indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct,
an obscure or confusing statement
(trickery, deception and twisty turns)

Authors included (in alphabetical order) are: Kasper Beaumont, Alicia Bruzzone, Linda Conlon, Jodie Lane, Helen Low, Sophie L. Macdonald, F. E. Moran, R. A. Purtill, Duncan Richardson, Lorraine A. Slim, Delia Strange and David Tofts

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2017

About the author

New Zealand born author Delia Strange was an only child with an active imagination. Her bookcase overflowed with stories of fantasy and science fiction. Her local library was her favourite place to visit. Always a reader, she hadn't considered writing until a childhood friend said they should write their ideas and stories down. Once Delia began writing stories, she couldn't stop.

Reviews

[Jeanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the cover of this anthology Obliquity: Stories of a Titled Perspective edited by Delia Strange. Thirteen authors write 17 short stories in a range of genres (fantasy, science fiction, horror, romance, women's fiction, comedy) - all with a twist.

I enjoyed reading the variety of stories. Some made me smile or laugh - others were genuinely chilling - and, for the most part, the stories were well executed. My favourites - probably Kasper Beaumont's Squire's Championship (despite some typos - loved the ending which reminds of a story I wrote a long time ago), Raelene Purtill's Cleaner (love a good time-travel paradox, this story could be expanded), Jodie Lane's The Job (had to smile)- and Delia Strange's Rosemary & Helen Low's Continuum for Urania (despite the chilling and desolate endings).

Stories to get you thinking, to chill - and to inspire.

[Wayne Stirling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice roundup of short stories, some weird, some wonderfully funny but all a good read.