Jeff Phillips

Zizobotchi Papers Jeff Phillips

Zizobotchi Papers: volume 2, fall, 2017: Novella #1: In The Dollmaker's Grin, an altercation changes the course of a shuttle bus driver's life; he's offered a chance at a new livelihood, one that's not so easy to decline. Years later, Kurt Vine goes missing, and his pregnant wife is left looking for answers, as she's pursued by uninvited emissaries in her home and local haunts. Novella #2: In God's Least Likely to Succeed, a secret agent's first day on the job is derailed by an ancient cult's infiltration of their operation. As he takes shelter in the woods, his grasp on reality is further challenged by psychoactive substance, cybernetic technology, and specters summoned through malevolent ceremony. The second installment of Zizobotchi Papers presents a double feature of two new novellas, by Dan MacRae and Jeff Phillips. These stories probe the inner workings of two distinct power schemes by following the unlikely employees that must navigate them.