Sky-Tinted Waters ToC #11 - Play Time by R. Scott McCoy
The mind of R. Scott McCoy must be a scary place. This is his second appearance in a MinnSpec anthology and both stories were dark and creepy, each in their own way. Fortunately, he’s a pretty friendly guy, so I’ve never felt the need to flee before I ended up in one of his tales.
A surprising number of SF stories I read for the anthology were tinged with horror or they were horror stories with SF world-building. Whichever this one is, R. Scott McCoy hit the nail on the head perfectly. I could see, once I’d finished the story, how it could have played out just this way.
“Play Time” originally appeared in the anthology Old School (2011).

Sky-Tinted Waters is available from Sam's Dot Publishing.
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The mind of R. Scott McCoy must be a scary place. This is his second appearance in a MinnSpec anthology and both stories were dark and creepy, each in their own way. Fortunately, he’s a pretty friendly guy, so I’ve never felt the need to flee before I ended up in one of his tales.
A surprising number of SF stories I read for the anthology were tinged with horror or they were horror stories with SF world-building. Whichever this one is, R. Scott McCoy hit the nail on the head perfectly. I could see, once I’d finished the story, how it could have played out just this way.
“Play Time” originally appeared in the anthology Old School (2011).
Sky-Tinted Waters is available from Sam's Dot Publishing.
Originally posted at michaelmerriam.net. You can comment here or there.