Short Stories on page 3

Kevon is well-known in certain parts of Alphabet City but not in a good way. He’s the big time drug dealer that supplies drugs to the recreational users and the hardcore drug addicts that wait for his new supply weekly. He talks about the destruction of the community but he is out to make his money, live a comfortable life and enjoy the fruits of his labor. With Kevon having to constantly be on the lookout for police, law enforcement agencies and enemies, the day to day life is never easy. Will Kevon survive this dangerous game where any day he can be taken out?

Ms. Evelyn Bates is the matriarch of Alphabet City. She moved to Alphabet City as a young girl and has seen it all. She pens her life from the beginnings of this community to what it is currently. As a woman in her 80s, everyone in the neighborhood knows and respects her no matter where she goes. Evelyn pens her story from marriage, to raising children during the crack epidemic in the 80s and seeing the neighborhood that has made her the woman she is, going down in the shambles. Her life has been nothing short of amazing as she has hope that the community can get back to what it once was, thriving and at peace.

A collection of short stories of the cruel journey of Alzheimer’s.

One mans journal of the transition from a life being homeless to an RV life experiencing Slab City, the last free place in America. Filled with personal observations of life itself and the experience of owning an RV. Living completely off the grid and outside of the great social construct. A delightful short book with thought inspiring depth and insights. A great gift for the adventurous sole.

A move to Buffalo called for a walk through the old downtown with a camera. The photos from that day, sent to the newspaper, called for an article to explain them. That article led to interviews with chefs, farmers, surgeons and longtime Buffalonians. Those stories, interviews and NPR radio pieces are gathered here to explain just why people put up with all that snow and cold in Buffalo and love living there. If you've ever received a traffic ticket, moved a few times and had an equal number of garage sales, suffered through piano lessons as well as jury duty, had a good friend and lost a good friend--there's a story here for you.

Anger, hurt, suffocation, lost, lonliness, numb, worry. Just some of the symptoms one faces when battling anxiety. Meet Jael, in this short story of her life and struggles of one of the most troubling disorders in the world.

Adventure, humor and discovery describe this collection of true, unique and complete stories. With a dash of humor or some sage advice, each tale carries the reader to either a specific time in history or to a precarious situation with which most of us can identify. As I Recall is old-time story-telling at its homespun best.

Bad Fan Fiction is a collection of original fan fiction stories with ridiculous premises, amateurish prose, and needlessly specific references to minuscule aspects of the IP off which they're based. We’ve written every story to make you laugh, shake your head, and whisper "my god" in earnest. There are also pictures, because you're never too old for pictures. This is the perfect book to throw on your coffee table for guests, slip in the bathroom for when your phone’s charging, or read aloud for your friends to laugh and jeer at. Truly a book for all seasons. The Second Edition includes a new foreword by Tess Dugan, 70% fewer typos, and the same Smut-Free Guarantee from the first ed ...

Perspectives: a hypodermic needle, a difference between Florida and Berlin, a dive bar in New York, 
a Kurdish emigration, too much mezcal, a Caribbean hurricane clean-up, a Chinese engineer in Dallas, a bed-ridden man dependent on the bottle, and a world-famous comedian. The Five B’s: thirty-three summers of cricket, the consequence of chauvinism and testosterone, seventy years in the mind of a flawed genius, the triumphs and tragedies of a modern-day missionary in Liberia, and the experiences of those around the author with restrictions imposed in New Zealand and Norway during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, Jameson Alex West revisits ten of his essay ...

Are you familiar with the Bible and its stories? Could there have been alternative outcomes to many of the Bible’s tales? These stories take a look at the world’s most famous book from an altogether different angle! The Bible is the world’s best known book and the original best seller, reaching homes all across the world and acting as a reference for billions of Christians. The stories within it are some of the best known as well, and even if you aren’t a regular church attender you are likely to have heard them or have some passing knowledge of many. Inside this book, Behind The Scenes of Biblical Turning Points, author Floyd Larck takes a somewhat different look at what may have ha ...