The Light Flickers and Other Stories

THE LIGHT FLICKERS AND OTHER SHORT STORIES features four stories, two paranormal ghost stories and two science-fantasy stories, all exploring the human condition.
"The Light Flickers" is the first and titular story of this collection. It follows a woman who was given a candle that would allow her a five minute conversation with a ghost. What follows is a story about grief, closure, and learning to forgive the dead.
"The Hand We're Dealt" sees our protagonist, Lyla, enter a fortune tellers shop at the behest of her best friend, Renee. Lyla goes inlooking for some hope, but what we get is a story about family, friendship, and, ultimately, fate and choice.
"The Chair of Aurelia" is the second and final ghost story. This story features Aurelia, the ghost of a young woman who has grown tired of her afterlife, and Josiah, a jovial ghost looking to help her find her way. This story discusses passion, hope, and finding joy.
"Word Search" follows Mark and Sophie, who are treasure hunters in a dystopian world where the main currency is words. Finding the collection of old books was the easy part; deciding what to do with them is the hard part in this story that explores friendship and what we owe to each other.
"With Widening Retrospect" is about a scientist from the team that discovered teleportation. Follow the unnamed narrator as he tries to grapple with the pride of man and the true cost of curiosity.
Our final story, "Homo Est Machina" follows prisoner Ever as she is escorted by her guard to her execution. In this story, you will see friendship, question what it means to be human, and grapple with the moral implications of execution.