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Dragons, spaceships, school drama, and catastrophes! Our short stories have them all. 58 tales and poems from all genres of the world, all wrapped up inside this book. No matter what kind of stories you like, you'll love this book! It's filled with action-packed fun for the whole family that you'll want to read again and again.

When a young, single mother gets a job at a sleazy motel, she meets a snuff-dipping, gossiping old lady and a two-bit hooker. While trying to fit in and create a decent life for her infant son, she is date raped by a local slacker who tries to avoid prosecution by leaving town just long enough to make some fast cash by appearing on a popular television talk show. Looking for a way out of a seemingly on-going cycle of poverty, lies and corruption, the young mother must work hard and move fast in order to insure a bright future for her child. This fresh, new urban fiction novella comes alive with lots of side-ripping humor that will leave you full of laughter and wanting more.

With Christ for President, Jason Hill offers readers an astonishing collection of his short fiction, revised especially for this volume and highlighted by the inclusion of two new stories that are among the finest he has ever written. As is characteristic of all of Hill's works, these stories resonate with irony and compassion, honesty and insight, extending into the vast territory of the heart and the world, and even science fiction, from working-class Ohio to Honduras and the White House. Broad in scope and rich in imagination, Christ for President affirms Jason Hill's place as one of the masters of American storytelling.

Crossroads is defined as a dwelling where change happens. Each of us often face a crossroads, and it is at that time that we can choose to improve our lives. Journey with Clarence Barbee, as he gives insight in the lives of those that are forced to deal with life’s issues of anger, tragedy, emotions, and temptation.

March of Time and Skin author Jeff Stewart takes you on a long-awaited journey down a dystopian vortex of short stories in Dead Birds Hot. Featured stories include "Wreckedge," where on a book tour in Philadelphia, a writer encounters an impaired reader with a bizarre obsession. On site with a framer's assistant in "Get Big," a young man's only highlights are fractured weekend memories of his shared slum rental. "January" embeds us into the mirrored collage of an oppressed bartender, while "Glory" goes deep into San Francisco's Chinatown as a young deviant gets more from his sex addiction than he ever imagined. "Retribution" takes a sideways stroll through Manhattan with Sonny, a man at ...

Dr. Patrician Ann Mulligan shares her experiences, knowledge, and wisdom with three couples that are having trouble re-kindling their fire and passion that they once had for each other. Dr. P.A.M. also shares with them her own personal "Come to Jesus Moment."

1 Ms. Robinson’s Gardens When Jason takes a job tending gardens, he becomes infatuated with the beautiful woman who hires him. 2 Bane of the Black Witch After an airliner becomes damaged during takeoff, Lizzie Jones is blamed because of her chosen spiritual path. 3 The Dauphine On a faraway planet, Beck faces mindless beasts, bombs and fire when he attempts to return a young queen to her throne. 4 Before the Flood Clarisse learns a horrible truth when she lets her curiosity take over and listens in on a private conversation at the switchboard.

Enderezando Curvas es la narración de una jornada a través de la Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico. El autor, siguiendo los pasos de Manuel Alonso, Abelardo Dias Alfaro, Luis Llorens Torres y otros escritores costumbristas, describe estampas de la vida cotidiana y cultura del jíbaro moderno. Su encuentro con don Gino, quien lo guía a través de muchos aspectos de la vida en el campo, epitomiza la profundidad de la experiencia, las imágenes y el lenguaje utilizado para la redacción de los poemas, cuentos y relatos incluidos en esta obra.

Flash Fiction and more! A follow-up to Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts: Flash One! Another unique and unusual book! This series of books is unlike any other books that Paul John Hausleben has published before and maybe unlike any other books that a reader might have read! Within the pages of Flashes, Sparks, and Shorts: Flash Two the author conjures up more interesting, emotional, eccentric and unusual pieces of flash fiction (Flashes) covering many diverse subjects covering, romance, humor, fantasy, life, death, crime, new-age thoughts, religion, and who-knows-what, with some Flashes inspired by his taste in music, and others, simply from his own life experiences. Mr. Hausleben mixes the ...