Heites, Sheites & Itites by John C. West is a superb collection of short stories divided into two parts: stories about religion and stories about the human tendency to develop superstitions, particularly with objects. There’s a lot going on in this collection and every story...

In Four Very Different Short Stories by Mahmoud Suleiman Abdi Dualeh, four contemporary tales cover the theme of family, mystery, ethics, and fantasy. After 14 years, a family tries to find a way to reunite with each other in Family Day, a poignant story that...

The Rider by Charles Simpson is an interesting book that explores the themes of life, death, and rebirth, a narrative with a strong appeal to readers who enjoy reincarnation and fans of Franz Kafka. Sixty-five-year-old Janusz Zalewski dies happily in 1915, and as he dies,...

After the Occurrence, ten-year-old Littlethumb Brooks discovers he's a genius by painting an astounding picture of the Mona Lisa. His Native American parents and his art teacher start to work together to further develop his talent and introduce him to fame with the help of...

Stolen Pasts is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, emotional and family life sub-genres, and was penned by author C. S. Wiltshire. Written for adult audiences, the work does contain explicit language usage, some graphic violence, and references to child abuse, to which...

The Mechanism of Chance is a work of fiction in the slice of life, interpersonal drama, and psychological sub-genres, and was penned by author Robert Lovinger. Written for adult reading audiences, the work does contain a few instances of explicit language and some non-graphical sexual...

Why Liv? by Jon Sebastian Shifrin is a wonderfully told story with an international setting that takes readers from New York to Barcelona, following the spiritual odyssey of Livingstone Mordicai Ackerman. From the outside, Liv’s bread is buttered. His life is the envy of many...

Everett Lentry was a devoted father to his two young daughters, Melinda and Katrina. His loving feelings towards his wife, Haley, had diminished over the years of their marriage. There were times when he wanted to leave his life, but he knew he would never...

The Underground Cancer Comedy Club by Wynne Stevens tells the story of Axel Beckett, a hotshot funds manager from L.A. on the brink of a reunion with his estranged wife. On the way to the airport, he’s run over by a bus. Finding himself in...

In Nom D Plume's Tales From An Odd Mind, we find a variety of different short stories and poems. While some are about death and beyond, others are borderline supernatural. We start off with a series of varying short stories that range from assassins finding...