Elsewhere: Fourteen Fantasies to Take You There

by Susan MacGregor

Although Elsewhere isn’t to be found in this dimension, the multiple worlds that define it are similar to ours. In Elsewhere, magic intersects with the mundane, choices lead to unexpected consequences, and a single life doesn’t end with death, but transforms into something new. In this collection of fourteen previously published and original short stories by Susan MacGregor, Elsewhere leads

- the Moon and a spectacular eclipse
- the Royal Ascot in the early 1900's
- a Chinese restaurant and an unusual fortune cookie
- wolves in ancient Italy and Rome
- modern Paris, with a twist
- the galactic centre of our Virgo Supercluster
- an Extended Care facility and dragons
- the Los Angeles music scene in the ‘70’s
- a greenhouse and the theory of everything
- Spain during the Civil War with karma
- an art museum and Hieronymus Bosch
- an apartment with bad decorating
- an old growth cedar on the west coast of Vancouver Island
- an automaton in England during the reign of Henry VIII

The characters of Elsewhere are as diverse as any you’d find in our world. Some are good, some are confused, and a few of them, for lack of a better term, are misdirected. What connects us to them, is our shared need for hope and love.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 20, 2022

Reviews

[Cat Girczyc · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great assortment of short stories

I have very much enjoyed this volume of short stories. They are entertaining and erudite, and feature a variety of genres and modes of writing. I heartily recommend Elsewhere.