Wild State. Wild State, #11

WILD STATE, a short story collection from Matthew Atkinson, is a doorway to a world of unhinged feral lunacy. Atkinson staples Ben Gemmell ("Lox in the Capital, " "Monks Among the Cherry Blossoms"), Gabe Gomez ("Aeneous Orb, " "Wild State"), and Radenna of Armattia ("A Bull Among Babies") return for some breakfast, basketball, kung fu, and beatings galore. From there we just have insanity, whether realistic ("Ink Quell"), fantastical ("Shards"), or something in between ("Matte Finish").
The oddballs in dating-sim "Wingsister" and roguelite "The Cataphract" might be the most well-adjusted of the whole lot! Even in an age of empires it's every man and woman for themselves. To survive it, you have to enter it: the WILD STATE. For clarity, this collection includes these stories: 1. "Lox in the Capital"2. "Monks Among the Cherry Blossoms"3. "Ink Quell"4. "Wingsister"5. "Aeneous Orb"6.
"A Bull Among Babies"7. "Shards"8. "The Cataphract"9. "Matte Finish"10. "Wild State"