Short stories are such a gift for the avid reader. During times when you really want to read, but you only have a short bit of time, and you don’t want to start a tome that would take a lot of concentration, or a book...

A Secret Report to the True American Faith Society: Senior Citizens and Their Threat to America is a book of political satire by author Hy Brett. It focuses on the narrow-minded view that elements such as Social Security and Medicare have become costly elements of...

In Contact Us: A Jake Corby sci-fi thriller by Al Macy, two alien craft approach Earth. One hovers ominously near the orbit of Jupiter while the other descends boldly into the atmosphere and commences to encircle the planet from pole to pole. Within days, seventy...

In Divine Roosters and Angry Clowns, down-on-his-luck Riley Knight, a former baseball player, believes he's nabbed a ticket back to normalcy when he's hired to scout a prospect in the wilds of Idaho. Instead, Riley finds himself stranded in a frightening, bizarre world, with a...

What an interesting idea Pratish Mistry had to write this very nice tale, Kineosho Learns to Walk. I have enjoyed learning in a most delightful way. Kineosho Learns to Walk has a narrative feel to it, but is full of exciting adventures. It also intertwines...

Brood by author Chase Novak (aka Scott Spencer) is the sequel to the fascinating horror story, The Breed. In The Breed we meet Alex and Leslie Twisden, a happily married couple desperate for children. After trying numerous fertility treatments, they turn to a doctor in...

Hetty and the Yeti is written by Jules Burnett. Minky is a deceased Mountain Marmot who’s an official assistant to the spirit guide. His mission is to remain invisible and follow a Tibetan girl named Hetty. Hetty rubs a special amulet given to her by...

Don Juan in Hankey, PA by Gale Martin follows the troubles of the Board of Directors of a small town opera company while trying to organise the production of Don Giovanni and save their struggling opera house from financial ruin. Everything that could go wrong...

Legend of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler is the third story in Hebler’s excellent Chupacabra series, and it is a truly exceptional story. Once again we meet Suzanne and Jessie, who have managed to move forward with their lives in the wake of all they...

The Tortoise and the Hare by Vincent A. Mastro is a story that nearly everyone knows, but this version is a little bit different. In this story, Aesop isn’t the author; he’s someone who’s about to learn a very important lesson about perseverance. He’s also...