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This series of short, fictional vignettes explores our day-to-day interactions with an ever-elusive and arbitrary God. It's the Book of Common Prayer as seen through a looking glass - a powerfully vivid collection of seemingly random life moments. The figures that haunt these stories range from Kafka (talking to a fish) to the Aztecs, Tolstoy to Abraham and Sarah, O. J. Simpson to a pack of wolves. Most of Williams' characters, however, are like the rest of us.

Santa's surprise visit, a backroom deal, a rare map, and someone's been really, really bad. Five holidays tales, including an all-new Samantha Moon short story! "When Sam Met Santa" - When Santa Claus shows up at Samantha Moon's door, it's hardly the strangest thing that's ever happened to her. What happens next, however, is another story... Also included: "The Santa Call" - After accidentally forgetting his wife at home during a weekend getaway, ol’ St. Nick returns to discover she’s left him. At wit’s end, Santa turns to a radio talk show for some much needed love advice. But will ...

If you like kooky mysteries, you’ll love Mabel and Irma. Short Read for that airplane flight! A feisty 60-something woman and a spirited spirit solve a murder. After a cross-country trip driving an F-150 and hauling a vintage camper Mabel Gold has proven to herself—and her doubting kids—that she still has it in her. She’s not sure what, but it’s something. Brooklyn smarts? Or, perhaps, after transplanting herself to Florida, it’s just sheer wacky-ness. Florida is full of it. But that’s what she needed when she left her two-timing husband and his bimbo new wife back in Long ...

Come with me on a journey into the dark distance. What will we find waiting? A wooden soldier that is much more than the toy it appears to be... A father who wants nothing more than the forgiveness of his abused son... The most tragic automobile accident in history... A trip to Mexico that is anything but a relaxing vacation... A tower with a valuable jewel that turns out to be not what's expected... A vampire who finds faith can come in many forms... An interplanetary outpost haunted by a rogue alien... A serial killing shaman who takes refuge in the most dangerous swamp on the planet, ...

In this wide-ranging collection of ten short stories set in the Pacific Northwest, we are taken on emotional journeys that map the terrain of human experience from bedroom communities to the tops of mountains. Each story offers something different: Salamanders - Can what we found in childhood be rediscovered as an adult? Infinity - Some journeys take a lifetime. Short Plat - Beyond hope lies hope. The Last Will and Testament of Bartholomew Maintwhistle of Dunlap, Washington - People from the East Coast hated Seattle winters before people from California did. The Window - If you're not ...

Lily's friend Jasmine has come to town, and the two women have been talking about Sam. Author Sam Browning is on a spontaneous writer's retreat after his divorce, and an unexpected encounter with the beautiful Lily has him wondering what else he might find in the town of Ashbury besides his new manuscript. Lily's best friend Jasmine lives a few towns over, but she's staying in Ashbury for a few weeks, and Lily is excited to introduce her to Sam. Not only that, but it seems she and Jasmine have shared a boyfriend in the past, and Lily is warming Sam up to the idea. It sounds crazy, but as ...

Welcome to the Weenie Zone! Here are 30 hilarious and harrowing stories that will scare you, make you laugh, or get you to see the world in a whole new way. Find out where the author got the idea for each story at the end of the book.

Set in the biggest small town in the country, Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis for their son’s Match Day ceremony. At the reception, the dean of the medical school drops dead under mysterious circumstances. Susan smells foul play. Teaming up with the detective’s mother, it's double trouble as she and her new bestie uncover secrets worthy of murder in Murder is Medical. In Murder is Universal, Susan and Valerie are on a flight when they discover the passenger in the middle seat dead on arrival. The dynamic duo is convinced it was murder. The dead passenger, owner of a successful ...

This book was previously published as “The Babysitter’s First Menage” by Reba Bale. Sammie has a big secret – and it involves her older boss! The college co-ed works as a daytime nanny for Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz after her morning classes. While Mr. Ruiz works at home, Sammie watches the baby. Except sometimes when the baby is taking his nap, Sammie takes care of her boss instead. She knows it’s wrong, but the handsome older man makes her feel things that she’s never felt before. Naughty things. Until the day Mrs. Ruiz unexpectedly comes home to find Sammie kissing her husband. The ...

This is one class you don’t want to miss. Desiree Dumore yearns for a special man who will send her to another galaxy during sex. Her friend, Rick Longschlong, isn’t that man. When he and Desiree are beamed aboard a spaceship filled with Earthlings from the future, Desiree gets more than she bargained for. These time travelers want her and Rick to teach them how to have sex. Technological advances have erased the need for sex but not the desire. Will the experience teach Desiree something too? Check out other books in the INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING Slutopia Anthologies on Amazon Out NOW

El tío Manuel pensaba que los días silenciosos eran los mejores, Se relajaba en casa con un libro y tenía descansos mayores. Las fiestas ruidosas no eran del agrado del tío Manuel, En su cumpleaños su familia lo sorprendía con un pastel.

Most of us grew up having always known when to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly some of these things are beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, and fairy tales: Our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got here. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings, which on Earth are creatures of the imagination - like vampires, trolls, witches and, possibly, gods - are real, alive and, in some cases kicking, on the Disc.

When his teacher sets the class a History project, Sam cannot choose which bit of History he prefers, so decides to do all of it. His version of History is a rumbustious collection of half remembered facts, assembled roughly in the right order, and glued together with alarmingly confident misunderstanding. Sam takes us from Ancient Egypt right up to Last Week with the flair of a bright eyed nine year old.

The time is the early '80s. The characters go to the same schools and eat at the same restaurants. Their voices enfold us as seamlessly as those of DJs heard over a car radio. They have sex with the same boys and girls and buy from the same dealers. In short, they are connected in the only way people can be in that city.

I hate him. I hate his stupid handsome face with that curl of his dark hair around his ears and that beard scruff of his. My sister warned me that Mike was no damn good. She’s right. He’s a mess and I hate him even if I know what it feels like when he runs his fingers against my scalp. Mike will not be my next mistake. *** Being an a**hole is so much easier than being nice. I’m comfortable behind these high emotional walls. I’m a social hermit and I like it. So why does it feel like I can’t stop thinking about Loni? And how does she keep popping up in my life?Leave me alone, Loni ...

For marine biologist Dr. Hae-Won Lee, the legendary Black Lake Annex isn't just a cave system; it's the holy grail. Stubbornly elusive and rumored to hold untold secrets, this underwater labyrinth is Hae-Won's obsession, even if it means teaming up with her perpetually disgruntled geologist, Jang, and their annoyingly cheerful tech expert, Min-Jun. Their expedition is everything you'd expect: tight squeezes, treacherous climbs, and marine life seemingly on extended vacation. But the deeper they go, the clearer it becomes: this cave isn't empty. It's guarding something extraordinary. They ...

Fran Williams never intended to be a travel writer but circumstances made her life take a surprising turn. Now, needing to put the past behind her and desperate for a fresh new start, she finds herself assigned to attend an ancient Well Dressing event in a pretty tourist town as part of a group of journalists. On the hunt for some background information on the event for the travel article she’s researching and writing, she soon uncovers far more than she expected… There’s a mystery that needs solving – and fast! Keen to dive into a sleuthing adventure, Fran teams up with tourist ...

The latest thrilling collection of “Vampire for Hire” stories featuring vampire private eye, Samantha Moon, including: Silver Hammer - When a silver hammer appears in the hands of one of Samantha Moon’s closest friends―along with a bloodthirsty need to use it―the vampire detective is about to discover just how clever the Universe can be... When Sam Met Santa - When Santa Claus shows up at Sam Moon's door, it's hardly the strangest thing that's ever happened to her. What happens next, however, is another story... One Swallow - A murdered wife. A desperate husband seeking revenge. ...

Six short works in the neighborhood of 1000 words. One has some adult content. Sahara The Lesson The Deflowerment of Amelia Bogusaki The Curious Disappearance of Spaceman Doug Yet Another Rendition

A short bittersweet tale of childhood remembrance. "Laughter, Pathos & Muscles" is also available in paperback, hardback and e-book form as part of the collection Easy Money & Other Stories. When his work happened to lead him through the cafeteria during lunchtime, tables of boys and girls would shout, “Hey, Muscles, show us your muscles!” He’d oblige us and weave among the tables flexing his arms, making crazy faces, and rattling off one-liners. Even the crabby, old lunch ladies had to laugh when Muscles put on a show. When he was in an especially good mood, he’d add the much-loved...