Story Details
Categories Science Fiction Romantic
Every day it seemed like more and more offbeat and off-the-beaten worlds started trading their wondrous baubles with Earth. This tiny store was crowded with them— on shelves, hanging from the ceiling, some even waddling along the floor under their own recognizance.
Author Details
Peter S. Drang builds his army of 3D printed hexapod robots by day (see VorpalRobotics.com) and writes sublimely unhinged fiction by night. Someday he hopes to combine and leverage these two activities to achieve his dream job: Philosopher-King of planet Earth. His stories have spontaneously materialized in fine publications such as Flash Fiction Online, Daily Science Fiction, the FlameTree Fiction Newsletter, Andromeda Spaceways Magazine and other venues. This is his first appearance in Dreamforge, and he's mighty proud to be here. Check out his maniacal musings on writing at DrangStories.com, and be sure to like him or drop a comment at Facebook.com/PeterSDrang. Story Notes: Many years ago I took my young family to a magic show. A box hung from the ceiling during the entire show, suspended by a chain. Every now and then the magicians would point at it and repeat, in a sing-song voice, "What's in the box?" At the end of the show, they brought it down and dramatically dumped it. It contained personal items from audience members, items that had "disappeared" during the show, somehow transported inside despite the box hanging in plain sight the entire time. This showmanship idea, the power of a simple, repeated question to build anticipation, resurfaced in my memory years later. I started writing with no particular plot in mind (rare for me), just typing the line: "What's in this box?" I tried to take that simple question to its logical conclusion. To me the story is about hope, the endless possibilities life offers, and the power of love.
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
The Pluripossible Box, by Peter S. Drang
Author Details
Peter S. Drang builds his army of 3D printed hexapod robots by day (see VorpalRobotics.com) and writes sublimely unhinged fiction by night. Someday he hopes to combine and leverage these two activities to achieve his dream job: Philosopher-King of planet Earth. His stories have spontaneously materialized in fine publications such as Flash Fiction Online, Daily Science Fiction, the FlameTree Fiction Newsletter, Andromeda Spaceways Magazine and other venues. This is his first appearance in Dreamforge, and he's mighty proud to be here. Check out his maniacal musings on writing at DrangStories.com, and be sure to like him or drop a comment at Facebook.com/PeterSDrang. Story Notes: Many years ago I took my young family to a magic show. A box hung from the ceiling during the entire show, suspended by a chain. Every now and then the magicians would point at it and repeat, in a sing-song voice, "What's in the box?" At the end of the show, they brought it down and dramatically dumped it. It contained personal items from audience members, items that had "disappeared" during the show, somehow transported inside despite the box hanging in plain sight the entire time. This showmanship idea, the power of a simple, repeated question to build anticipation, resurfaced in my memory years later. I started writing with no particular plot in mind (rare for me), just typing the line: "What's in this box?" I tried to take that simple question to its logical conclusion. To me the story is about hope, the endless possibilities life offers, and the power of love.
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
