Touching Distance
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Science Fiction
| Author: | Vaughan Stanger | ISBN: | 9781311618290 |
| Publisher: | Vaughan Stanger | Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vaughan Stanger |
| ISBN: | 9781311618290 |
| Publisher: | Vaughan Stanger |
| Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Touching Distance is a tense and disturbing short story about a blind man participating in an innovative virtual reality experiment that aims to equip people like him with a tactile map of their surroundings. As the experiment proceeds, he realises that a harrowing incident from his recent past is being re-enacted on his skin. His attempt to influence the outcome might bring much needed closure, but first he must face his personal demons.
Touching Distance was originally published in issue 7 of Postscripts, the award-winning magazine/anthology series from PS Publishing. This short story received an Honorable Mention in 'The Year's Best Horror and Fantasy' (2006), an anthology edited by Ellen Datlow et al.
Touching Distance is a tense and disturbing short story about a blind man participating in an innovative virtual reality experiment that aims to equip people like him with a tactile map of their surroundings. As the experiment proceeds, he realises that a harrowing incident from his recent past is being re-enacted on his skin. His attempt to influence the outcome might bring much needed closure, but first he must face his personal demons.
Touching Distance was originally published in issue 7 of Postscripts, the award-winning magazine/anthology series from PS Publishing. This short story received an Honorable Mention in 'The Year's Best Horror and Fantasy' (2006), an anthology edited by Ellen Datlow et al.
