In Volume I of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, we discovered that it’s a dangerous world. In Volume II, we concluded that it’s also a mysterious world. Now the world’s no less mysterious, and it’s still as dangerous as ever, but it’s also filled with adventure! Our twenty stories in Volume III take us on an expedition in Australia’s outback, to a discovery on the steppes of Mongolia, and a leap of faith on the coast of Croatia. We come upon an American boy exploring Saudi Arabia, a war veteran dealing with his past in Finland, and a political dissident who vanishes in Chile. With fictions on every continent, we take readers to places they might not otherwise see. We hope you will join us on this great adventure!

          —from the Introduction by Clifford Garstang, Editor

Table of Contents

Africa

Cape Verde

    Tranquilidade—Debora C. Martin

Cote d’Ivoire

    Getting Out—Mark Jacobs

Mozambique

    Mozambique—Arthur Powers

Somalia

    The Promise—Jeanne D’Haem

Zimbabwe

    Disambiguation—Ben Berman

The Americas

Belize

    To My Daughter, on This Your Engagement Day—Molly Fessler

Chile

    The Outcast of the Universe—E. Shaskan Bumas

Dominican Republic

    The Great Escape—Brenda Peynado

Uruguay

    Leda and the Swan—Robert Kostuck

United States (Louisiana)

    The Apartment on Riverside Drive—Louise Farmer Smith

Asia

Azerbaijan

    The Treasury of Mysteries—Deonna Kelli Sayed

Mongolia

    The Monk—Teresa Hudson

Myanmar

    Convergence at the Strand—Frank Light

Saudi Arabia

    Pioneer—Anne Sanow

Europe

Croatia

    On the Dalmatian Coast—Lana Spendl

Czech Republic

    The Last Survivor—Barbara Krasner

England

    Games—Colwill Brown

Finland

    Breaking Them with Words—J. Thomas Brown

Wales

    Sleep is My Tunnel—Gail Tyson

Oceania

Australia

    Out Back—Jeff Fleischer