Author
George Nikolopoulos
George Nikolopoulos is a speculative fiction writer and a member of Codex Writers' Group. His short stories have been published in over 50 magazines and anthologies including Galaxy's Edge, Factor Four, Grievous Angel, Best Vegan SFF, and The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF. He lives in Athens, Greece, and when he's not writing he is, among other things, an actor, a civil engineer, a husband and a father. He wishes he could write more, read more, travel more, play more computer games, and spend more time with cats.
Story comments:
This was a Weekend Warrior story, one of my personal favorites. I was thinking about the avatars we choose, and how different from us they look, and then how different we ourselves would be if we could choose who are, and we could shape our bodies like avatars. But in the end of the day, would we be able to change our true nature - or do we even have one?
Mothers and Sons
Madame Delphine enters the cabin, sits down in the bucket seat and puts her hands on the controls. I look at her with admiration. She's not much to the eye; a grey-haired little lady with circular glasses, a white three-piece suit, and the black gloves she never takes off. And…
The Curse of the Ice Dragon
Every night, I dream of the castle in the snow. Every night I'm a princess, trapped inside the castle tower. Princes from all across the land set out to rescue me from my evil dragon guardian. Many perish along the journey. Some fall off the summits of Mount Agarnathia as they…