Storytelling Fiction

This Here is YourLife, Sherlock Holmes is a 1975 parody written and voiced by Daws Butler, Douglas McEwan, and members of the Daws Butler Workshop, including Billy Simpson, Pat Parris, and Corey Burton. In it, Ralph Backwards - along with Dr. Watson, Dracula, Jack-the-Ripper, and even Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - roast the famous consulting detective.

This is Part One of a new series of books about the loves and lives of the Cats of Salisbury Road, written by the best-selling writer Tom Slemen. If you have a cat you will especially love these comical tales!

I sought to look beyond only the beauty of the lakes to explore the arts and heritage upon which the greatness of the county is built. Here we have the stories of people. Both tales of famous Cumbrians or those whose exploits focused the attention of the world on the region; and then sitting alongside are poems telling of ordinary people getting to have their story shared for the first time.

Detectives Dominic Trejo and Alexandra Okada search for a famous rock ’n' roll guitarist who vanished just before his new tour kicked off. The Case of the Missing Rocker is a short mystery set in a near-future science-fiction Los Angeles.

Nora didn't realize it, but this was going to be the best day of her life. I had it all planned out. Pick her up after work, and zip off to the airport for a spontaneous getaway. Paris, the city of lights. Every girl's favorite destination. It was going to be awesome. Until she screwed it all up by getting kidnapped by rogue elves. Most folks think elves are something out of a myth, and guys like me have worked long and hard to keep it that way. I'm Dustin Cofield, and I'm an Elfsterminator.

This is an audiobook of funny cat stories that will make you laugh and most likely think about your own funny cat stories! A lot of laughs are awaiting you when you start listening to this audiobook

Follow the adventures of Don Premas and the Gay Mafia as they blunder from one situation to the next.

We live in a world where smart fridges are more articulate than most politicians, where the leaders of two nuclear powers engage in a battle of elementary school wits, and where every fact can be dismissed as fake news. Sometimes it seems like the only humor left is tinged with bitterness and despair. Robert Isenberg doesn’t believe that’s true. He knows it’s possible to find humor - true humor - everywhere.

Larian Elesir, a young recruit in the Citizens' Army, arrives at his first post. Eager to join the war effort, he is nonetheless nervous in his new environment and worried about setting a foot wrong. During his first day in camp, his new companions put him through his paces as they both learn who he is and teach him the basics he'll need to survive in his job in the army.

A young army recruit, recently graduated from the Martial Academy, returns home on leave to find his village attacked by brigands and his girl kidnapped. Confident in his swordsmanship and the fact that his is the side of virtue, he sets out on his own to rescue her. This is the tale of his rescue attempt. Will he succeed, or will he fall, leaving his girl to the ravages of of the brigands?

Someone replaced a little girl with an android made to be an exact duplicate of her. Detectives Ben Mulkahie and Devin Abrams have to find out who did it, and why, before other kids suffer the same fate.

A record of a Zombie’s rant about the trials and tribulations of his life as a dis-respected member of the undead. A Chat Before Dinner is a 2,600 word darkly-humorous short story.

When Jacob wakes to find himself bound to a chair in an unfamiliar room, he fears the worst. What he discovers in that room will put his worst fears to shame. The Memory of Justice is a 3,000 word science fiction mystery.

An infantryman, certain resistance is futile, nevertheless deploys with his unit to fight against an alien invasion. Lords of the Remnant is a 3,800 word military science fiction short story.

George looks for his press contact, to blow the whistle on ethical issues at work. Karen looks for her girlfriend, to patch things up after a fight. When a mistake puts them together, their evening becomes much more interesting than either of them anticipated.

A great hero can come from a humble past. Great love can bloom from the embers of conflict. And sometimes the two can happen at the same time, to the near ruin of both.

Larian's comrade-in-arms and friend, Jiles, received a family heirloom in the mail: a pendant from his deceased grandfather. Then he lost it during a night of liberty in Mirasol, a town near their Company's camp. Larian agrees to help Jiles find his lost heirloom. Their search brings them into the heart of Mirasol's underworld, where they encounter dangers they did not expect during a simple night of liberty.

Intelligence told the High Command that the Mar Tabban, arch enemies of the Citizens' Army, had moved into the territory garrisoned by Larian's Regiment. In response, the Regimental Commander sent the B company scouts, Larian's unit, out to investigate. On his first operational assignment, Larian has to overcome inexperience and his own fear and uncertainty if he wants to survive and get the information his Regiment needs to emerge victorious.

Stories told in the dark are those nagging stories that won't go away until you bring them to the light. Waiting for Fido, the first in the series, is dark humor with a suburban beat. It is the story of a lovely couple who are ready to retire and sail away. Almost. There is still the nagging problem of what to do with the family pets....

A scientific expedition to deep space makes a discovery that will reshape what we believe about life in the universe. As long as it doesn't kill them first. The Blob On The Rock is a 5,000 word short story.