Storytelling Fiction

A classical collection of recitations by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin.

This audiobook, Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling, profiles an era of magazine fiction writing in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, for people gripped by the tremendous need of escapism in the post-WWI years and the Great Depression. These writers shaped American culture and created iconic characters who live today in some of the biggest blockbuster Hollywood movies. What makes this audiobook absolutely unique is that this story includes actual interviews with two of the super-heavyweight grand-masters of that era, Ray Bradbury and Fred Pohl.

A woman discovers she has a natural defense against vampires.

Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook are two swordsmen on the run from their past. When they stop in Lydelton, a small fishing town in the remote valley called Glimmer Vale, they find the town besieged by a ruthless band of brigands. Worse, the brigands have taken up station in the mountain passes, blocking the two friends' escape. With no way around the brigands and no option of returning the way they came, Julian and Raedrick accept an offer of employment. Their mission: defeat the brigands and restore peace to Glimmer Vale.

Welcome to a grand adventure: a quest to create fifty-two stories in a year, one for each week, and collect them into five collections. This is the first collection in that quest, filled with ten stories ranging from military science fiction to sweet romance.

So you have come to a point of your life where you see the world and are at peace with what you see. You trust our leaders. Our land is well and thriving. Our children learn goodness and wholesome things at the hands of gentle teachers. Guns are no longer needed. To that I say I hope you enjoy your visit to Earth, and please clean up after yourself before get back into your flying saucer and leave. The rest of us are freakin' out. Don't mind us if we don't get up while you leave and say good-bye.

Goin' Postal tells the story of a real U.S. postal worker dealing with crazy situations that the public never sees. From human heads in the mail to alligators on the loose in the building, this book is sure to make you laugh. The second book in this combo, The Creek, tells stories set in the same location, but each story is set in a different time period. The last story depicts how the people and stories of the past are still alive today.

After getting unfairly downsized, Tommy meets April, the girl of his dreams, when she accidentally runs his bicycle off the road. They seem made for each other. But when he over-indulges in taking prescription medication for a cycling injury, he comes down with an unusual condition for a man - yeast infection.

Mississippi Roots and Vines. By Dr. Brenda Combs, EdD What began as a simple winemaking hobby soon blossomed into a thriving family business—but behind the success lies a deeper story rooted in legacy, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. Mississippi Roots and Vines follows a Southern family as they navigate generational secrets, spiritual awakenings, and the tangled vines of the past that both anchor and challenge them. In this moving and unforgettable novel, Dr. Brenda Combs uncorks a powerful narrative of transformation, entrepreneurship, and the enduring strength of family.

Is there such a thing as too much power? A sea of hatred and angst separates oil businesswoman Sharon North and King Talib. Sharon's struggling business desperately needs to drill in Talib’s newly discovered oil field, but the King has other plans for his reserves. As plots of torment and assassination litter the field between these two power brokers, their petty squabble quickly turns violent. Set both in the United States and in the fictional nation of Coligzev, this fast-paced modern tale puts a handsome face to pure evil. Monsters speak in soliloquies, and the beautiful commit ...

A Child’s Personal Twilight Zone: Imagining New Possibilities highlights three stories originally published in Reimagining The Twilight Zone: A Young Fan’s Stories, a speculative memoir by Elayne Zalis that explores how The Twilight Zone sparked her imagination when she was a child in Miami in the late 1950s and early ’60s. The young TV fan and the woman she becomes collaborate across space and time to reimagine their favorite episodes of the classic television series. While tapping into a shared memory bank, they retreat to a personal Twilight Zone that nurtures creativity and invention.

At 8,000 words, this collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as: disastrous home repairs, ("A Trip to the Hardware Store"), an unfortunate dinner party ("Dinner is Served"), the truth about lazy people ("Lazy Bones"), the weird life of a debt collector ("Your Account is Past Due") and obsessions with gadgets ("Gadget Girl"). Other essays examine how surreal the aging process is ("Where Did the Time Go?")

Maya knew that this was going to be her last homecoming for a while, but she didn't know or expect that this homecoming would be the craziest and/or chaotic one of all. Although Maya has always been the peacemaker in the group, this may be the first time she may just let it go. Through it all, she and her friends will realize how crazy things can get this homecoming may even challenge or destroy their friendship.

What makes a story feel connective, engaging, and complete? If you've read dozens of storytelling craft books and still don't have a strong answer to that question, you'll love how Story Symmetry doesn't give you another laundry list of items that your story is supposed to have. Instead, Story Symmetry attempts to reveal the connections between the various parts of story so that you can more easily build cohesive plots, characters, themes, and settings—without having to stress over the decisions because (surprise!) you’ve probably already made them in another area of your book. Included...

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.

A lifetime ago, Richard was alone and adrift. It took his own suicide and a battle for his afterlife to turn things around. When he decided to haunt his own home he learned things worked differently in the phantom world and found himself hauled into court. Ghost Court.

A series of brutal murders puts constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook on the trail of a killer. With Lydelton's populace growing increasingly uneasy and few leads to follow, they must move quickly to find the culprit and bring his reign of terror to an end. But they are not the only ones who are hunting, and some foes require more than just skill at arms to defeat.

New customers come through Popper's bookstore all the time. But one of them, an average man in every way, has David very concerned that he intends more than just buying books. Popper’s is a short mystery.

Eat this book! Bury it, hide it, or give it to another favorite canine pal, but A Dangerous Book for Dogs should not be allowed to fall into the paws of humans. Do not reveal all the goodies that Bandit, a fabulous Furever dog, has compiled for your eyes only. Here it is, the definitive collection of training tips, human behavior modification techniques, and super secrets to better living all from his own experiences and those of his buddies.

Spend an evening with famous southern writer Rick Bragg, listening to him as I did, then wonder as I did, why there wasn't a black face in the house. Maybe there isn't a reason. Maybe there is. Rick Bragg says that no writer tells the whole truth. I tried to...As I saw it. That didn't go over to well...With a special someone in Rick's life. As you will see.