Mud Heaven is a collection of short stories. There are stories to make you laugh, to make you cry, to entertain you and to inform you. If you enjoy having a dog around, you are bound to enjoy this collection. If you aren't accustomed to having a dog around, then some of these stories may even mystify you. This book has reading flexibility. The stories are presented to you in the order the author chose; however, they may be read in any order you choose. Go ahead. Pick up the book, open it to any story and start reading. You will be hooked and find yourself needing to read one more and then, one more. All too soon the last story will have been read, leaving you looking for more. Just like good potato chips, you won't be satisfied with one.

Harold MacGrath (1871-1932) was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

The Tales of Agrey is a collection of stories made by the author to teach morals about things in the world that seem to not exist but do exist and to show rules of things in the world that seem to exist but do not exist, while explaining things that we ignore but should not be ignored and things that we do not ignore but should be ignored. After reading the tales, the readers could see the parts of the tales that they can relate to; the readers could compare the tales with their personal lives and extract knowledge from it. The author used his lesson of morals that could be understandable to both children and adults.

"Alert for danger, Laura Roth stands at the door of her sod house, anxiously watching a lone rider cantering toward her across the prairie. Dismounting, he removes his hat and bows slightly. His eyes-in striking contrast to his dark skin, black hair and beard-are an intense blue. He returns her gaze honestly. She sees nothing to fear.

As she dips a cup of water from the barrel by the door and offers it to the weary traveler, Laura never dreams that she and this man would share a mutual secret to the grave."

Thus begins the saga of John and Laura Roth and their descendents; their hopes and dreams, trials and tribulations through 110 years on the sweeping Kansas plains.

We meet:

Eva, spoiled and willful, who "does what she has to do" to survive the depression.

Silas, who chooses an unorthodox way to deal with his wife's infidelity.

Gerald who, haunted by a phantom from a boyhood indiscretion, also harbors a lifelong secret.

And more.

The land, located on the western fringe of "The Heartland," one of the richest wheat and gas producing regions in the world, is a significant protagonist in this Southwest Kansas saga.

PRAYER TALES is a collection of twelve straight-to-the-heart short stories. The settings, characters and adventures differ radically, but prayer plays an essential role in each. There are plenty of twists, turns and surprises just ahead---because not all prayer is equal --- so the outcomes will vary greatly Let the expeditions begin as we... Share the perplexing trials of an exotic young man, Observe the worshipers of a misshapen rock, Sit in on a bizarre executive placement interview, Join the desperate attempt to flee a dying planet, Sit down to a business luncheon at the Country Club, Cheer for our team in the NCAA football championship, Discover the fate of an ailing pornographer, Sit at a blocked railroad crossing with two frustrated trashmen, Go fishin' with a boy and his special little sister, Learn the life and death decision of a grieving widow, Take a once-in-eternity chance on winning The Prize, and Visit an older couple with grass too long to cut. As you navigate PRAYER TALES, I hope you'll be stirred to pray. As you pray, I hope you'll receive answers long sought. As you receive, I hope you'll welcome the One whose heart uniquely fits your own-the One who hears and answers all your prayers.

Looking up, he saw something whitish behind the shrine. The daylight was fading, and the shoemaker peered at the thing without being able to make out what it was. "There was no white stone here before. Can it be an ox? It's not like an ox. It has a head like a man, but it's too white; and what could a man be doing there?" He came closer, so that it was clearly visible. To his surprise it really was a man, alive or dead, sitting naked, leaning motionless against the shrine. Terror seized the shoemaker, and he thought, "Some one has killed him, stripped him, and left him there. If I meddle I shall surely get into trouble." Also includes "Three Questions," "The Coffee House of Surat," and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

The theme uniting the characters in these stories is ambition--not in terms of extravagant goals, but the simple and basic wants for their lives and those close to them. These elementary concerns deal with love, death, fidelity, fleeting time, the desire to comprehend their journey, a reassessment of their lives, and others of more modest dimensions but no lesser importance. Sometimes they want the nominally impossible, as in the harrowing Elsa, and at others the most mundane, as in the lighter Kickbacks. Sometimes, as in The Pharmacist, there is the shock of learning of the dichotomies that reside within those with whom we share our everyday lives. These stories illustrate the ways in which the characters are thwarted, often the instruments of their own defeats, how they try to compensate for these failures, and how in so doing they learn things about themselves that they might otherwise not get to know--or want to. Although, as in all stories, the intentions are ultimately serious, often traced through veils of loneliness, the interweaving of humor is not precluded.

America''s Rite is a compilation of stories bonded around one central figure, with the end result being a cross between Arabian Nights and Aesop''s Fables. However, unlike the linear logic used in Arabic literature, this book uses the circular logic of Western literature to form its moral conclusions. How closely America''s Rite actually comes to hitting the mark will be determined by each reader. In literary terms, America''s Rite is a fiction novel, which uses parables as the foundation for hypothetical solutions to problems inherent in American Society. In actuality, America''s Rite is a blend of real facts, with factious scenarios and characters, intended to stimulate discussions toward resolving internal problems plaguing modern American Society. The concept of this book was stated very nicely by the Nigerian author who wrote, "Writers don''t give prescriptions; they give headaches." America''s Rite portrays: a) the fact America is not a homogeneous society, but a society of many parts in constant conflict, and b) how constant manipulations and revisionist history by the Politically Correct have played no small part in America''s slide towards chaos and mediocrity. Parental discretion should be applied to the reading of America''s Rite. This book uses graphic sex as reader stimulus, and it is the intent of America''s Rite to sell the concept of correcting the problems in American Society to as many Americans as humanly possible. It is unfortunate the use of graphic sex in America''s Rite will limit the availability, provocation, and political discussion from the developing minds of American youth -- because American youth will eventually need to deal with the problems discussed inthis book.

From Green Tea: The evil spirits associated with man are, indeed from the hells, but when with man they are not then in hell, but are taken out thence. The place where they then are, is in the midst between heaven and hell, and is called the world of spirits -- when the evil spirits who are with man, are in that world, they are not in any infernal torment, but in every thought and affection of man, and so, in all that the man himself enjoys. But when they are remitted into their hell, they return to their former state... If evil spirits could perceive that they were associated with man, and yet that they were spirits separate from him, and if they could flow in into the things of his body, they would attempt by a thousand means to destroy him; for they hate man with a deadly hatred... Knowing, therefore, that I was a man in the body, they were continually striving to destroy me, not as to the body only, but especially as to the soul; for to destroy any man or spirit is the very delight of the life of all who are in hell; but I have been continually protected by the Lord. spirits, unless he be in the good of faith... Nothing is more carefully guarded from the knowledge of associate spirits than their being thus conjoint with a man, for if they knew it they would speak to him, with the intention to destroy him... Also included in this volume are Mr. Justice Harbottle, Madam Crowl's Ghost, and The Dead Sexton.

The story displays an integral part of the cultural heritage of human societies and, like a mirror reflects the values of a nation as well. Furthermore, through research in stories, we can realize the cultural relations of the people. According to Prof. Dr. Ulrich Marzolph, Iran, from the earliest times, as a vital connecting link between the ancient Indian culture and, Mediterranean valuable cultures, was known to the science's world and, universally recognized and appreciated in academic communities. Iran is an excellent source of the story, telling literature. Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273) depicts in his valuable work, Mathnawi, from the beginning of the first volume to the end of the sixth volume, throughout creates stories and allegories. Although Rumi believes that story is like a bowl and, the meaning of the story is like grains in that. The Mathnawi has many short stories and, except the apparent meaning, they also contain secret and hidden meanings.

"Pueden haber tocado tu cuerpo, pero no dejes que toquen tu alma..." Existen recuerdos, amigos, cosas, hermanos que aparecen en algun momento de nuestra vida y de la misma manera se van sin dar un recuento... Y si regresan, me sentiria expuesto, vulnerable. Porque les di un pedazo de mi vida, uno muy intimo, y me desgarraron, e igual se marcharon y eso les da un control sobre mi que no sabia que tendrian... Eres culpable de ser la victima? Cual es tu crimen detras del exito? Que desgracia esconde esa sonrisa? Que ocultas de los ojos de todo el mundo? "Invasion a la privacidad," cinco historias, cinco viajes a la belleza que engalana lo peor de la humanidad... el hombre mismo