The latest collection of stories from Rich DiSilvo is an intriguing, thought-provoking mix of tales. Published under the title Short Stories V: Speculative Musings, the book contains an eclectic assortment of short stories, starting with a disturbing look at how modern animation could fuel a...

Life is complex. Artists have attempted to unveil the meaning of life via different avenues of expression: music, art, literature, theater, dance. To some people, music is the ultimate medium of expression, a language all its own, a symphony of ideas, emotions, time and space...

Snapshots: A Collection of Short Stories, written by Eliot Parker, contains a fascinating set of stories. With settings in large cities and small towns, in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, each story is distinctly unique. Some stories are tinged with magical realism, while others are...

Sweet Temperaments by Tonwand North is a sweet office romance between two men who wanted different things from life, but they had no idea that they needed each other more than anything else. Lewis Fraser is a simple man with simple needs. He needs love...

Spring in Lilac Glen by Angie Ellington is a cheerful and joyous shorter novel that will delight her readers. Julianne (Jules) Baker is a successful photographer living in New York. But her dreams and paychecks are not as fulfilling as she had expected when she...

Donna Lee Davis combines finely crafted prose and poetry in Something Else Entirely. This compilation of stories touches your heart, leaving a lingering impression. The short stories tell tales of aging, death, love lost, love found, friendship, family devotion and the power of forgiveness. The...

I learned about James Henna when I first read his hilarious novel, Call Me Pomeroy, and have been on the lookout for anything he writes because of the humor in his writing and the exceptional characters. Shackles and More Gripping Tales is a collection of...

Surrendered Stories: With Photographs by Kristin Fouquet is a slim volume of four well-written and clever short stories embracing comedy, drama, tragedy, and suspense. Cocteau’s Ransom is a humorous tale about an ill-conceived dognapping. Nights at the Vestige is a poignant story about loneliness underscored...

Short Stories, Tall Tales, and Surprise Endings: An Armchair Map for Vicarious Adventure by Blake Daniels Prescott, MD, CM is a collection of the author's written work, all accompanied by illustrations that have been drawn by him. With thirty in total, each story in this...

Kathy's almost out of time. She's dying of a terminal brain tumor, and a strange visitor comes to her in the night to give her instructions on the next steps in her ending life. The problem is that she isn't sure whether it's a dream...