Travel Short Stories

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing ...

“Suddenly she felt something like a beckoning to the inner pantry door within the den. It was as if it called to her.” Indie author Maren Brown is overjoyed when she receives a letter from her literary idol inviting her to meet with him to discuss a collaboration. Jack R. Croft has made millions from his time-travel novels and Maren is amazed at how realistic his books are. However, the truth is stranger than fiction, and there is a LOT more to Jack’s proposition than it initially seems. Who is Jack Croft and what is his connection to Maren? Why is his housekeeper so frosty towards ...

A father tries to help his son - the only family member he has left - pursue his interest in finding the legendary Santa Anna Gold. The only problem is, the boy wants to go back in time in order to locate it. Sometimes the things a father will do for an only child are limitless.

Shuttle Captain Kulcin Black follows a distress signal back to Europa but there is no one there to pick up. On return, he discovers he is not alone.

Did you ever want to attend the biggest popular arts festival in the United States? Come along on a 5-day odyssey of all things nerdy. Part travelogue, part love letter, Colby Elliott and his traveling companions give you a badge holder’s eye view of the amazing spectacle that is Comic Con. And find the answer to the question: Just how many miles do you actually walk when you’re at Nerdopolis?

A Brother's Betrayal is a poem about a brother failing to show compassion to his sister while she faces a cruel and unjust trial.

Lost underwear. A locked bus compartment. And a hangover that could kill an elephant. Just another day managing tours through Europe's most romantic destinations. Waking up at the magnificent Château Vin Rouge with a killer hangover is just the beginning of Sharon 'Shaz' Green's problems. As she pieces together the events of last night - including her embarrassing bar-top dance performance - this quick-witted Kiwi tour manager discovers she's caught the eye of the devastatingly handsome Roger. Between managing her rowdy tour group and fighting off the effects of French wine, Shaz finds ...

Laugh Till You Stop. Extract from the Houston Chronicle, Classifieds, August 25th 2329 AD. ……. “If you could go anywhere, or anywhen, in history, where and when would you go? Golgotha? Hastings? The Grassy Knoll? Nah! Get yourself to Pisa, Italy, 2169 AD during a particular hot day in June, 3:33pm GMT to be precise….. TimeLines Incorporated is proud to announce its latest time line. Come on down and take the trip of a lifetime. Remember: There’s A TimeLine And Place For Everything. TimeLines Incorporated.” In the twenty fourth century life is dull, predictable and full of ...

Trent Parlow, a troubled man with memory loss, struggles to come to terms with his fiancée's untimely death. Retreating to the Colorado wilderness, he makes a startling discovery. Trent and those around him will never be the same.

Victoria meets the man of her dreams... while pretending to be somebody else. Victoria has become the sought-after event planner at Avalon. Her events are breathtaking and thoughtful, and always top-of-the-line. But when Avalon merges with another larger event company, she's forced into a vacation she never wanted, all while pretending to be her new boss. Even if she gets to visit the gorgeous Holloway castle in England, it still means she'll miss Christmas with her parents. They've been counting on her, and it hurts to know she's letting them down. Oliver has secrets too, and he's holding ...

What can one college freshman do against a growing alien threat? Starting college in a foreign country should come with an instruction manual. Out of her element and out of heels, Anna Mae Rivers feels up a creek without a paddle. She’s been in Berlin less than forty-eight hours and she’s already gotten herself mixed up in a supernatural murder mystery. Too bad it’s pets that are being eliminated. Otherwise the police might take the case seriously. When she comes face to face with something out of her worst nightmare, she’s forced to change her mind on what’s real and what is ...

They don't alter the past. They don't spy on the future. Yet, even very cautious time-travel research leaves plenty of room to get into trouble. Time, Limited is a foremost authority on space and time research. Wary of the time travel-related doomsday scenarios described by science fiction writers, the employees of the company take every precaution imaginable and move forward carefully as slowly. But when a critical experiment is threatened by a natural disaster, even the best-laid precautions go tumbling down, and the nerds have to think on their feet to protect the research and ensure the company's recovery.

During the time Knoll's Fly Shop and Knoll's Yellowstone Hackle has been in existence, Doc Knoll has written numerous articles for various publications. A majority of these articles are fly fishing related, and he has also taken on a few other subject matters that happen in and around Yellowstone County. The Book of Bathroom Tales is a compilation of these short stories.

Jed finds out some disturbing news after a DNA test: He is his own great-great-grandfather. However, Jed's daily struggles involve video games and crippling self-doubt. He's not the time traveling pioneer type. He may as well try to get to the bottom of the mystery. It's at least a reason to get off his couch.

In the future, the war between men has ended; but the battle for Earth's survival has just begun. Dr. Tennyson Chaucer and the crew of the Daedalus must test his theory and slip their earthly bounds, but has mankind's reach exceeded its grasp?

In an effort to save and help her family, Penny lands the "Time Machine" and sets off on a journey to learn more about this new dark-age for humanity which is controlled by aliens trying to help. She befriends and enlists a space ship-pilot, and they embark on a way to start a fruitful business to earn more money using her abilities. Things go well at first and they soon become entangled in an deep secret underground operation to protect the free Federation of Worlds.

All Dave Miller wanted to do was commit suicide in peace. He tried, but the things that happened after he'd pulled the trigger were all wrong. Like everyone standing around like statues. No St. Peter, no pearly gate, no pitchforks or halos. He might just as well have saved the bullet....

O.J. Simpson in an alternate reality and blind ninjas ushering in the apocalypse are just two of the beautifully written tales in this seminal work of art, from the mind of a human being the likes of which God and the devil wholeheartedly agree upon. While drenched in comedy, Laughter's Cold Shadow takes on the darkest of subject matter: murder, rape, racism, the nuclear family, ninjas, Nazis, zombies, police brutality, drug cartels, hedonism, psychopathy, and more.

Bertram Bile wasn’t always like this. At primary school, he had friends, kind teachers, and great grades. But everything changed when he started his new school. His parents split up, his dad went missing, and his mum lost her job. Now, he’s bullied by his classmate, Angus, and his evil geography teacher, Miss Petrenko. His dad had been Miss Petrenko’s first love, but she never forgave him for dumping her for Bertram’s mum when they were kids themselves. Bertram feels sure that Miss Petrenko knows more about his dad’s disappearance than she’s letting on.

Un ya no tan joven aspirante a escritor, a quien la rutina y la necesidad de ganarse la vida han hecho desistir de sus aspiraciones, descubre que uno de sus viejos textos de juventud ha sido plagiado. ¿Cómo conseguir que los demás crean en lo que dice cuando ni él mismo se atreve a hacerlo? La cuestión resulta especialmente difícil si el supuesto plagiario es un autor fallecido hace un siglo y medio.