The Plastic Fruit Museum

by Michael Canfield

From the time of a life-threatening accident in infancy, Glen had one obsession. His collection. It gives his life meaning. No. More than that. It becomes his life. He protects his obsession from all attempts to co-opt it, and him: his parents, jealous rivals, even the only woman who ever loves him. One thing matters. One thing only. But in the end, will obsession destroy Glen, or give him the peace he's never known?


Indie author Michael Canfield writes about monsters, superheroes, couples, bank robbers, babies, astronauts, paranoids, hobbyists, and other people. He has published fantasy, science fiction, horror and just-plain-odd stories in StrangeHorizons.com, futurismic.com, EscapePod.com, M–Brane SF, in dead-tree magazines including Black Gate, Talebones, Realms of Fantasy, and other places. His story “Super-Villains” was republished in the prestigious Fantasy: The Year's Best series, edited by Rich Horton (Prime Books). Several other stories received honorable mention in Ellen Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series. Born in Las Vegas, he now lives, works, plays, writes, and watches television in Seattle.

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First published May 25, 2011