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PDF copy Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction Canadian SF author Suzanne Church's cast of unique characters ask "What if?" in this whimsical collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Androids, aliens, zombies, and humans - Church's unforgettable characters ponder upon such concepts as "Can humanity survive an ice age? Will the storm man steal Wanda's baby? When will Bob and Sebbee escape the relentless march of the Lost Circle? What is the cause of the taint in Faya's courted ice? If you can't escape hell, can you at least afford a trip on a teleporting couch?" These are but a few of the mind-twisting tales found in ELEMENTS, Suzanne Church's first collection of science fiction, mythic fantasy, and festering horror short fiction and features a suitable tale for every temperament. This collection includes 21 stories and an introduction by award winning author, editor, and poet, Sandra Kasturi. Story outlines: Elite medics harvest organs from the fallen during combat. Doctors battle an African epidemic caused by a custom-designed pathogen. Freed slaves face the wrath of a storm god. Mythic deities manipulate the elements. Tears come to life to protect a battered woman. A computer-like savant bails from an airship and is captured by a mysterious woman. Cyberdrugs allow users to snort synchronized songs. Humans undergo genetic mutations as a means to endure an ice age. An engineer corrects alien toilet malfunctions on a lodging satellite. Dimension hopping is used by a teenager as a bully-avoidance technique. Talking objects march in a lost and found circle. A radioactive monkey hides in a suburb. While running, a man learns the hazards of roadside zombie encounters. Flouting the rules, an android sneaks into the midst of primitive humans. On their generation ship, disease-riddled humans finally return to Earth. Whether quirky or horrific, Suzanne Church infuses emotion into every ELEMENTS tale, leading each reader to laughter or tears with effects that linger long after the stories have been told.