Dark Awakenings: A Collection of Haunting Short Stories by Ray LeCara Jr. is a compilation containing five independent stories, each having a unique terrifying plot. The Awakening takes readers on a transformative journey with a young woman out to right a series of wrongs. The...

The most important life lessons are not learned in a classroom. Lessons by Ravi Ranjan Goswami is a collection of life-changing stories covering many topics. Learn how humans move to the Moon and Mars after the extreme effects of COVID-19 in The Future Earth or...

The Night Cometh: Fantastical Short Stories by Lorilyn Roberts reminds us that we are all sinners. If we were placed on the stand in front of a judge, how would we fare given all the wrongs we’ve committed in our lives? Would we be sentenced,...

From Where I Sit: A Collection of Short Fiction by Ray LeCara Jr is a touching anthology of five thought-provoking short stories. Titles include Scent of Jupiter, A Life Lost Living, Goldie, One Night in Bangkok, and Old Lang Syne. As the titles indicate, the...

Tales from a Lady’s Bower, edited by Isabella Berdyna Zysk, commences with “The Tale of Lindy and Kenric” in which two people discover feelings based on compatibility. “The Tale of Edmund and Ellinor” shows two teens who are reluctant to marry brought together later in...

Obituaries & Other Lies by Ron Cooke is a thought-provoking collection of short stories. There are seventeen stories in this collection with titles like Conversations, Baseball Bum, Mississippi ’61, K2, Beebee, Soul Man, Enhanced Interrogation, and Ghost Stories. This absorbing collection brings together intriguing characters...

Tales Untold by D.B. Carter, Janie Kang, Jessica Hopson, et al. is a scavenger hunt for all your favorite myths and legends. From the well-known to the virtually unknown, this book takes a look at chilling tales from different cultures. It will transport you to...

James Hanna made a point of reminding me that I awarded his book, The Ping-Pong Champion of Chinatown, 5 stars, so I decided to tackle Fact Check and More Probing Tales. Would I enjoy it as much and rate it as highly? Well, after losing...

What is it about Hollywood celebrities that captivate so many of us? Is it their looks, their wealth, their lifestyles, their talent, or their success? Of course, some of us couldn’t care less about any of that, but others dream of living their glamorous lives....

In a Nut’s Hell: Literary Doodles by Jim Wood is a zany, quirky, and utterly unexpected series of humorous stories that will make the reader laugh, roll their eyes in glee at the intentional absurdity of each story, and eagerly turn the pages for more....