There are various reasons why people attempt to escape reality, whether it is pain and suffering or feeling trapped in their lives. This collection of short stories, written by a new author and presented here for your reading pleasure, will transport you to other realms and let you escape, however briefly, to another place. What can you expect on your journey through this book? Dreams of Reality is a semi-modern sword and sorcery story with elements of an alternate universe theme. For Love of Humanity Not has the flavor of Battlestar Galactica and cyborgs with attitude. The interdimensional Library story is, well, interdimensional… read it and you will understand. The Iridium Incident offers you a look into a first contact scenario and an underappreciated hero with morals. Terran Insurrection gives us a look at humanity s recovery from a nearly apocalyptic future with another first contact scenario, but with less than friendly aliens. Strange New Beginnings was the first story the author wrote when he decided to see what kind of writer he could be. Somewhere in the back of his mind, with apologies to Captain Pike and the crew from Star Trek TOS, it has similarities to the episode Menagerie.
Jeweled Fragments: A Collection of Short Stories is the third book in the Kloefkorn Series, published by the WSC Press.
Ron Vick Sr., originally an automotive mechanic from Wyoming and various other states, changed careers in the early 90s and became a counselor. After earning a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A.E. in Mental Health Counseling from Chadron State College, he moved with his wife, Janet, and two children to northeast Nebraska. He lived in Wayne, Nebraska, where he worked at Wayne State College for the last thirteen years as a counselor, academic advisor, and international student advisor. In his spare time, he developed websites (ronvick.com) and wrote science fiction and fantasy, as well as the occasional academic article for publication. He had three articles published in the peer-reviewed journals of the Nebraska Counselor, the Journal of Counseling and Values, and the Journal of College Counseling. During his tenure at WSC, he had taken several writing classes and served as the advisor for the WSC Science Fiction and Fantasy Club, which hosts an annual convention in the spring called WillyCon (willycon.com). Vick had won a couple of local writing contests associated with WillyCon and sold one story titled “For Love of Humanity Not” which is online at AfterburnSF. Much of his writing is centered on locations in Nebraska, and the names of his characters are often associated with one or more of his five grandchildren. Jeweled Fragments, a collection of short stories, was his first published book. Ron Vick Sr. died in 2016.
Jeweled Fragments: A Collection of Short Stories
Ron Vick Sr.
Perfect Paperback: 144 pages
WSC Press (April 1, 2010) $12
ISBN: 978-0982382813
