Out of their Minds

Blackwood Writers Group

Short Stories and Flash Fiction

This is the fourth anthology of short stories and flash fiction from the Blackwood Writers Group (South Australia).

Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy with touches of Horror

You will see stories that examine how the strings that hold a marriage together are strained in Andrew Loves His Wife, a scientist manages to elevate his discovery above what he’d expected in High Note, a new recruit in a near-Orwellian society is assigned to the effort in War Footing, and a young girl finds that she and her pet kitten share a very close bond that will make them stand-out crime investigators in Sooty. A super-hero without a cause stumbles onto a global plot while baby-sitting her nephew, and a space colonist returning to his home planet finds himself in a dilemma as he tries to hide his advanced technology from the inhabitants who have gone backward during his absence.

In memoriam

We conclude with a tribute to author, publisher and founder Robert N Stephenson, featuring stories that consider death and dying, taking us from the borders of hell to the gates of heaven.

Out of their Minds is a finalist in the 2023 Global Book Awards.

Previous volumes

TESSELATIONS 2000 ed. Jason R Bleckly and Kain Massin 198pp ISBN: 0957723881
TALES FROM THE BLACK WOOD 2007 ed. Robert N Stephenson 275pp ISBN: 9780975720899
SOMETIMES, I’M SUZANNE 2019 ed. Kain Massin 291pp ISBN: 9781793076076