This book is a collection of shorter books and other writings by the same author. Using a literary term, the book may be called a collectanea, or, using a common term, simply a potpouri of writings. The subjects of the writings are varied and mixed. The reader will find mysteries and unsolved homicides in High Stakes, the story about the dark side of professional gambling. The reader can read in The Money Changers about greed, cheating and fraud in the market place, including some of the sophisticated methods now used by predators to cheat others. The author has included in these stories a mix of satire and humor about some current social and political issues. Various sins are necessarily part of the subject matter of these stories. Sex is not a significant ingredient in the story mix, although it might have flavored or spiced up the other ingredients in the recipe.The author has also included in this collection and shares with readers items of a personal nature, including letters written to his children while they were at school away from home and parables written primarily for children.

Packed with humor, angst, and that get-even quality women are born with, this collection offers an insight into the workings of the heart and devious mind when "done wrong." These stories stitch a quilt of fun and mayhem that prove the inner strength of women.

Amanda and Lori dish up poison. Randy sends her beloved to the same psych ward he had planned to confine her to. Mama uses her computer to move money out of reach. Marylou, with help from an aunt with a generation-old grievance, seeks revenge against a lawman who thought he ruled the women in his county henhouse.

Gathered here are women from across the country who have never met but who offer a glimpse of a hidden-until-needed attribute they all sharethe willingness, the capability, and the joy, to seek revenge.

A collection of folk tales from India's fairyland where rajas, ranis, rakshas, jackals, magicians, and cobras prevail.

Children of the New World introduces readers to a near future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post collapse landscape made primitive by disaster, which they must work to rebuild as we once did millennia ago. In "The Cartographers," the main character works for a company that creates and sells virtual memories, while struggling to maintain a real-world relationship sabotaged by an addiction to his own creations. ln "Saying Goodbye to Yang," the robotic brother of an adopted Chinese child malfunctions, and only in his absence does the family realise how real a son he has become. Children of the New World grapples with our unease in this modern world and how our ever growing dependence on new technologies has changed the shape of our society. Alexander Weinstein is a visionary new voice in speculative fiction for all of us who are fascinated by and terrified of what we might find on the horizon.

Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who appears in 50 short stories, which are compiled into five books and are available here in one omnibus volume. G.K. Chesterton is an extraordinary writer - able to craft vivid locations, mysterious stories, complex situations and tense atmospheres all in the space of a few pages. These books are a joy to the reader who enjoys mystery - sophisticated tales that make you think. The contents of this omnibus are: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Incredulity of Father Brown, The Secret of Father Brown, The Scandal of Father Brown.

JOE KAYE (1976-2031) - The False Prophet of Fennimore Place Joe Kaye was an American poet, philosopher, schoolteacher, and author of 11 books. Born in New York City, Joe taught in New York, Hawaii, and Michigan. In Hawaii, he started writing and by the age of 25 he published his first manuscript. He later moved to Michigan and then to Wisconsin, where he developed a tumor which began to give him delusions. His delusions led him to construct a giant labyrinth on a tropical island. He also had an obsession with looking for a message he believed he had left for himself in a past life, in the form of a poem, song, or story. He went insane with paranoia and believed the karma police were coming to take him away. He also became obsessed with cheating death, practicing a religion called Voodoo Botany, believing it would make him a god. On a late night talk show, he made a prophecy about the extinction of the human race. He was sent to rest at Fennimore Place Institute. The maze was never finished. He died broke and penniless.

A story of a young mans life being changed from that of a forest worker to become a knight and his encounters with fellow squires and strange creatures along his journey to becoming this Knight.

Tales of Farmer Jack is a series of humorous sketches and short stories about the character, Farmer Jack, his wife, Irmatrude, and the many animals that live on their farm. The animals run loose there, and each has a funny name. Tales of Farmer Jack is a light, witty view of the interaction of the characters with the animals, of simple farm machinery, and the unusual relatives and trades people who come to visit. Everything comes to light in a humorous way on this eccentric, old farm. Each day Farmer Jack and the animals have many encounters, which form a basis for the ongoing humor and adventures. Louise Lefler Fry

Come crawl between the covers, sail the Seven Seas in search of your special island, join out-of-control roosters and rebels, savor the flavor of sexy pre-Castro Cuba, wine and dine with royalty, get lost in an adventure to die for?

J.E. Baker's Corbett Lake Diaries will transport you on a nostalgic trip through the "Golden Age" of fly-fishing and five-star wilderness lodges from the era of Roderick Haig-Brown and General Money. Along the way you'll experience fishing for grayling in the waters that drain into the Arctic Ocean, angling for trout in the big lakes of Interior British Columbia, and searching for steelhead and salmon in the waters along the Pacific Northwest.

In Baker's short stories, you'll be introduced to a host of characters that the author meets through his connection with a very special fishing lodge, Corbett Lake. These insightful anecdotes approach the world of fishing and nature with reverence and humor. You'll long to travel these highways and byways for yourself.

The stories that I offer you are a veritable peek into the nonchalant (relaxed) world of the Author, Lofdoc. In contrast to the previous two books that have much emotional and personal confessions (book one, Medical and personal views); and many stories about animals, nature, and mystery stories (Book two, Fish Tales, and stories of the unusual); this third book, An Octogenarian's Oracles, is written in a clear, unbiased friendly sort of way. There are stories that are nostalgic (Willow trees); there are stories that reflect and admonish (Regrets); and there are just plain fun to read stories (water skiing, smile please, use it, or lose it). Over all, the book has many stories that will prompt comments such as: "Yeah, I remember seeing that," or prompt a sighing reader to comment "these stories are true, oh so true." And so dear readers, I have given you my very best efforts. I have tried to put in print almost all elements that characterize my life on this planet. To this end, I have incorporated all three books into a Trilogy titled: "LOFDOC'S STORIES SHORT AND SWEET" Book one - subtitle Medical and personal views Book two - Fish tales and stories of the Unusual Book three - An Octogenarian's Oracles I, Lofdoc, (Lots of fishing Doc), an 87 year old Octogenarian, hope you will enjoy my humble efforts, as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

SELECTED FOR STYLIST'S BOOKS YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022 - 'A MUST READ' 'An exhilarating debut' GUARDIAN 'A fresh new voice in fiction, wry and sharp and raw' EMMA CLINE 'I still remember where I was when I first encountered a Saba Sams story' NICOLE FLATTERY 'I fell for this stunning collection with a rare, consuming passion' MEGAN NOLAN ____________________________________________________________ In ten dazzling stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly, yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can, while being taken possession of; succumbing to societal pressure but also orchestrating that pressure. These young women are feral yet attentive, fierce yet vulnerable, exploited yet exploitative. Threading between clubs at closing time, pub toilets, drenched music festivals and beach holidays, these unforgettable short stories deftly chart the treacherous terrain of growing up - of intense friendships, of ambivalent mothers, of uneasily blended families, and of learning to truly live in your own body. With striking wit, originality and tenderness, Send Nudes celebrates the small victories in a world that tries to claim each young woman as its own. _____________________________________________________________________ 'A roiling, raw, gut-punch of a debut collection, best read in one sitting ... I sat motionless for about half an hour after reading them; I can't wait to see what she writes next' PANDORA SYKES 'A seriously impressive debut. Saba Sams digs into the chaos, euphoria and menace of sexual attraction, friendship and family with bravery and wit' CHRIS POWER CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN, STYLIST, VOGUE, GLAMOUR, COSMOPOLITAN, EVENING STANDARD, IRISH INDEPENDENT, AnOTHER, FOYLES, BOOKSHOP.ORG

Have you ever dreamed of rolling across the country on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle? Many people have, but how many have the guts to really do it? In Ready Ryders, six best friends set out to make a far-off dream a reality as they tour Oregon and the Midwest on the backs of rollicking hogs. However, even the best-laid plans can go wrong. In the story "Bikers Take on the McKenzie," the Ready Ryder gang goes white-water rafting. But there's a tiny problem: one of them can't swim. In "The Wedding," step inside a true redneck wedding on a side-splitting adventure to eastern Oregon. It's not all laughs on the highway, though; some parts of the trip are emotional, life-changing, and completely unexpected. Come along for the engine-revving ride with six friends whose lives change forever on one cross-country trip. Through the epic Sturgis, South Dakota, rally with over a million riders, to camping by a forest fire in Oregon, the camaraderie never stops. Although the character names have been changed, all the stories are true, as are the friendships developed, memories made, and Harley bikes broken in

Includes fantasy and horror stories by Georg Schock ("The Christmas Child"), Richard Rice ("The White Speel of Auber Hurn"), Howard Pyle ("In Tenebras"), Madelene Yale Wynne ("The Little Room"), Harriet Lewis Bradley ("The Bringing of the Rose"), more.