Too much food, and there’s that bloated feeling. Add drink, and concentrating for any length of time simply isn’t going to happen. Then there’s the strange limbo of work between Christmas and New Year. You don’t want to start anything too big, because why not wait until the beginning of the year?

So you want something small to keep you occupied, even at home. A long novel’s going to be a struggle, and you know you’re not going to get round to all those books you promised you’d read, way back at the start of the year. You need something easily digestible, something to take in bite-sized chunks.

I’ve got just the thing for you.

On Monday, I posted my sixtieth 1000-word short story, and as I’m collating each twenty stories into ebooks, that means the third of these collections is now ready.

Millenary 3

Twenty more dark coffee-break reads.

A man must choose between family and what he knows is right. A beast does what she must to keep her offspring alive. An agent struggles to prevent aliens taking the world. A tourist gets more than he bargains for in a virtual holiday. A sociopath runs with her violent impulses. An un-named character is stuck in a never-ending maze of rooms.

And then the world ends‌—‌but not in a way anyone expects.

These stories aren’t necessarily happy, and some of the characters in them are downright nasty. But if you’re looking for some short reads to see you through to the end of the year, you can download Millenary 3 for free here.