Did you know that Writers Cantina wrote a novella? Project: Salamander is a round-robin story, with parts contributed by a bunch of people associated with Writers Cantina from the beginning — ten of the eleven contributing writers have appeared at WC in past years (nine of them will be presenting this coming July), and the one holdout is expected to be with us in 2027!
Stranded in Salt Lake City by bad weather, Attorney Owen Vail goes to sleep in the Airport Hilton.
He wakes up in a different room.
In a different city.
In a different body.
Swept up in the aftermath of a ruthless billionaire’s experiments, Owen and those like him—unwilling body-jumpers calling themselves “the dispossessed”—try to find a way back to their own lives, while also staying out of the hands of those who want to find out what makes them tick… from the inside.
Project Salamander explores identity and connection in between arson and explosions.